Strep or not?

[Broadwaygirl03]

Yesterday in my 8th period class I suddenly noticed my throat hurt. Then 10 minutes later it was like "man...this really hurts". I started taking trimox right away. My throat is red (duh) with red streaks that I can see in it. The medicine is just starting to kick in, my throat is feeling a tad better but I feel aweful. My voice is going and I feel like I could throw up at any minute, I haven't been coughing much at all though. Is this the run of the mill cold or strep? My mom was sort of alerted when I told her about the streaks in my throat.

My brother recently had a sore throat and a terrible cough, at first I thought I cought it from him but it's not the same symptoms, he had a real deep, mucus like cough.

Is strep contagious btw? I mean I HAVE to go to school monday, my college is visiting my HS and the fall play cast is being announced (say a prayer I get in!)

[Broadwaygirl03]

btw my temp is 99.5

[mlgable]

Yes strep is contagious until you have been on antibiotics for at least 24-48 hours. You should not be taking antiobitics without a proper diagnosis though as this may mask your real symptoms making it harder for the doc to diagnos what is wrong with your or it can cause a yeast infection some where if you don't eat plenty of yogart with it. If you still think it may be strep when you read this have your mom take you to urgent care to get this checked out and in the mean time don't share your glass or eating utinsils with anyone if it might be strep.

[Broadwaygirl03]

It'll be 48 hrs tonight. My parents are doctors so when I'm sick they can tell what it is and what to put me on, lol just to clarify that. Whatever it is it is definatly contagious, my brother had it, now I have it, now my sister has it.

[gracieathome]

As your parents are doctors I hope they did a throat culture to confirm strep before giving you antibiotics. Viruses are also contagious, and anti-biotics are no help. In fact they are very bad when not absolutely needed.