Strep throat is a particular kind of pharyngitis that is caused by a bacterium known as group A Streptococcus (GAS). Strep throat is treated with a course of antibiotics. A topic that discusses sore throat in children is available separately.
That system, dubbed Agnes, would later cause some of the worst flooding ever recorded in the regionâs history, particularly Pennsylvania. Hurricane Agnes forming in the Gulf of Mexico on June 17, 1972 ( National Weather Service ) Rainfall totals from Hurricane Agnes (National Weather Service) Flooding on the Patuxent River at Laurel, MD along Main Street.
In the end, Hurricane Agnes pummeled Wilkes-Barre and the Wyoming Valley with 14 trillion gallons of water; submerging homes and destroying communities. The storm completely destroyed 3,500 homes while damaging 64,000 houses in Pennsylvania; 13,000 of those homes were located in Wilkes-Barre.