Cover, your mouth when you cough. Notify your health care provider if there are other people in the home with the same symptoms. Wash your hands well, and do not share eating or drinking utensils. All sore throats ore strep throats. Only a positive throat culture confirms that the cause of a sore throat is from strep.
Antibiotics cure all sore throats.
Antibiotics will not help a sore throat that is caused by a virus. It is important to return for your follow-up visit in days.