Yes, I corrected that immediately after I posted it. :-) Strep is not a virus and I know antibiotics aren't for viruses. I've always hated biology and have to check whether I want to use "virus" or "bacteria". Sorry.

I meant that the strep bacteria can easily lead to some pretty nasty problems if unchecked, thus getting antibiotics is a good idea in that case even though you may very well get better without the antibiotics. In that case I don't think it's worth taking the chance when the antibiotics can almost certainly fix you up and prevent worse problems. I didn't mean anything about viruses.