MSD ManualProfessional Version

Climate change, defined by the United Nations as “long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns” due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels in the industrial era, has resulted in profound and ongoing changes in our environment and the health of our planet and humanity.

Sore throat is pain in the posterior pharynx that occurs with or without swallowing. Pain can be severe; many patients refuse oral intake. Sore throat results from infection; the most common...