Most people are concerned about the question: is strep throat contagious? yes, it is. Strep throat infection can be passed to anyone anytime. if you are infected and come into close contact with someone, there are great chances that you will infect him/her as well. The incubation lasts from two to five days.
People who are infected are concerned about the period during which they are contagious to other people. People who work in crowded places and people who have families living in the same house with them are often afraid that they will infect people around them. and they are afraid for a reason, since this infection is highly contagious and spreads very fast. Contagious phase lasts until antibiotics therapy starts.
As soon as you start taking antibiotics, you will stop being contagious to others within two days. things can get complicated because the symptoms of strep throat do not necessarily occur right away. one can be unaware that he/she is infected and keep on spreading the infection. if the symptoms occur, they will go away eventually, but it doesn’t mean that the bacteria are gone, so if you do not start the treatment, you will remain contagious to other people for a week or two (in some cases even longer than that!)
If you are infected, make sure to keep away from others until your therapy starts to work. keep your hands clean and avoid close contacts with other people. Be careful when sneeze or cough. your personal things should be kept away from children and no one else should use your things.
Even though we know that antibiotics help in solving this problem, do not take them by yourself. Consult your doctor first and let him make sure that you actually have strep throat infection. sometimes it can be mistaken for other viral infections that can not be cured by using antibiotics.