" A common disease in the winter season is strep throat. Affecting your tonsils and your throat, the virus can spread quickly and affect your home, classroom or workplace. Make sure you know the signs and symptoms to know when to go to a doctor for the right treatment. How Strep Throat Can Spread Streptococcal pharyngitis originates in the nose and throat and spreads through sneezing and coughing. Droplets of moisture containing the virus are forced ...