Rapid onset inflammation of the pharynx, (back of the throat, between the tonsils and the voicebox (larynx)) due to bacteria.
Also indexed as
Acute bacterial pharyngitisAcute pneumococcal pharyngitisAcute staphylococcal pharyngitisacute pharyngitis due to other bacteriapneumococcal pharyngitisstaphylococcal pharyngitis