Sore throat

Why do we have sore throats?

What is Roger doing with a magnifying glass and a detective’s hat?

He is looking for clues. He wants to find out who is guilty of giving him a sore throat.

We can have sore throats for many reasons. A few of them appear on the following list:

	A cold
	Flu
	Breathing through the mouth
	Swallowing mucous (often, when we have a cold, we can feel the mucous running down behind our noses)
	Eating or drinking something which is too hot
	Various illnesses
	Some operations
	As a consequence of another illness