How long does the strep bacteria live on surfaces?

Question

Also after starting antibiotics how long until other family members would notice symptoms if they were getting strep throat?

Answer 1

it was contagious before you even knew you had it, symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, tender glands, accompanied by a cold or flu sometimes, kidney inflammation, Throat pain
Difficulty swallowing
Red and swollen tonsils, sometimes with white patches or streaks of pus
Swollen, tender lymph glands (nodes) in your neck
Fever
Headache
Rash
Stomachache and sometimes vomiting, especially in younger children .

Answer 2

it depends...