Saw the doctor this morning. Strep test was negative (nice how they can do them so fast now!), will know about the culture tomorrow. For the moment we're treating it as a virus and just treating symptoms. If it's not better by the end of the week, then it may be time for antibiotics. Fun.
For now, much rest, tea, and cold meds.
He said that the past couple of weeks they haven't been seeing many people with the same things, but suddenly in the last couple days they're being inundated with people showing the same set of symptoms (sore throat, cough, congestion, muscle and joint aches, high temps, etc.)- everybody's getting whatever it is at the same time. He said he's waiting for official word whether it's influenza or not.
At least my being at home so much reduces the chances of my being exposed to anything that would start off a secondary infection! (pneumonia, bronchitis...)