TODAY'S BRILLIANT DISCOVERIES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE:

TODAY'S BRILLIANT DISCOVERIES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE:

Things that don't cure strep throat:
1. "Walking it off"
2. Beer
3. Crying in the shower
4. Thai curry

Things that actually, in fact, make strep throat feel worse:
1. "Walking it off"
2. Beer
3. Crying
4. Thai curry
5. Living

Also, when a catty gay male nurse swabs your throat for a strep test, and chides you for your lack of a gag reflex in a way that implies that you are bad at oral sex, you should supress your urge to laugh.  Because you will probably throw up. 

Also, if a hot med student comes to give you the (positive) result of your strep test, you should not think about how hot he is.  Because you will probably start blushing, and he might think that something even worse is wrong with you.  Like scarlet fever.

Strep throat, however conducive to smart-alecky comments, comes with a high fever and is thus a bad time for academic writing.  Unless you want to come up with brilliant insights like: "Colonialism is bad. Cookies, however, are very delicious."