I had strep throat late last year. The funny thing was, I didn't even have much of a sore throat. I was somewhat surprised when the doctor told me I had strep. One thing the nurse did tell me when I was leaving. She told me to throw away my toothbrush and buy a new one. She explained the reasoning was that you could run the risk of reinfecting yourself. I had never heard this before, but went ahead and threw it out and bought a new one.