Airborne? does that stuff work? I'll be TA-ing a room full of 92 vet school freshmen, and peering through their microscopes. What a great way to share germs with a stressed out population gathered from all over the east coast!

Yes, stay hydrated and rest. It sounds awful! And if your throat is really yucky you might consider going and getting a strep test and antibiotics. Whenever I have strep throat it strikes like that; I go from fine to crap in just minutes.