The majority of school districts will also be closed, along with some liquor stores in states with stricter laws (which includes Massachusetts). It will also be harder to find banks open on Veterans Day 2015, however. Here is a larger list of those that will be closed on November 11 (via the Huffington Post). Bank First National; Bank of America
Sometimes, doctors do a throat culture instead of a rapid strep test. A throat culture is more accurate than a rapid strep test, but the results take longer (2-3 days) to come back.
Strep throat has an incubation period of 2-5 days. It remains contagious for about 3 weeks.The symptoms of strep throat usually last for about a week. You will start to feel noticeably better after 4-5 days. There is a risk of contracting rheumatic fever twenty days after strep throat if it is not treated.