Swollen tonsils, cough, slight headache. 99.1 temperature at 2 pm today. also feel like im constantly having to clear my throat. hot and cold all day. also my voice had been cracking for a couple of days is this a cold or more like the flu?

Doctor can evaluate: Throat symptoms can be from strep throat infection (antibiotics are needed), a cold or influenza (antibiotics usually not used), or from other causes such as allergies or irritants. Usually, a person sees her doctor if the sore throat is bothersome, recurrent, or doesn't go quickly (mainly to examine, do a strep throat swab test). Having a cough makes it more likely viral, but a swab helps decide.