# Attn: Doctors **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 4, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-doctors/191586 "2007-08-04T18:23:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-doctors/191586/14 "2007-08-04T20:21:23Z")
> [@02 Wrangler X~~\*\*Action Pics on Page 3\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/02-wrangler-x-action-pics-on-page-3/29163/35): > > Strep has dead give-away white spots on the back of your throat most of the time. In addition, a lot of that stuff is viral (if it isn’t strep, which is bacterial), in which case antibiotics don’t do squat. > Fullness in ears? Swollen glands? Fever? > Strep usually doesn’t have the other symptoms of cold with it, either. From what I can remember from school. I’d have to get out some books on it because I don’t deal with that stuff anymore. > > EDIT: just saw link posted above. That about sums it from what I remember. He said other than the sore throat he feels fine, which is what made me think strep. He didn’t mention swollen glands or anything. Anyway, best bet is to go see a doc or nurse practitioner and they will do a culture to test for it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-doctors/191586)._