Strep throat is a fairly common illness and may be one of the most over-treated conditions. Four symptoms suggest that you are dealing with strep throat. Those symptoms are: 1. If you have a sore throat and don’t have a cough, there is a higher probability that you have a strep infection. 2. If you press on the front area of your neck and can feel your glands and it hurts, that can be a good indication that you have strep. 3. If you have a fever. 4. If you look in the mirror and see that your tonsils have white stuff on them, you may have strep. (You may want someone to use a flashlight and look into your mouth.)   There have been studies done that show the more symptoms you have the probability of having strep goes up. If you have 1 symptom there may be a 10-15% chance you are strep. If you have all 4, then it’s closer to 60-70%.