ok dokey, here are the questions i need to ask
Has this been going on for more than two weeks or is your voice now hoarse?
Are your tonsils speckled white or do they have pus on them (the tonsils are the floppy red flaps at each side of the back of the throat, not the single flap hanging down in the middle)?
Do you have a runny nose and a cough, and are you sneezing?
Are there any tender lumps just below your ear at the angle of your jaw?
Do you have a fever, are you feeling flushed, hot and sweaty (is your temperature over 38°C or 100.4°F)?
Is it impossible to swallow your own saliva