Does Your Child Have Strep Throat? 11 Symptoms of Strep to Look For! Kids' Health

Wonder if your child has strep? Typical symptoms of strep throat in school age children are:

• fever
• headache
• sore throat
• abdominal pain
• nausea
• vomiting
• poor appetite

They also might have:

• enlarged tonsils with white spots
• redness of the roof of the mouth
• enlarged lymph nodes in the front of the neck
• a sandpaper-like rash

Children rarely have all of these symptoms, so talk to your doctor if you fear your child may have strep.