<s>[INST] Hi Doctor,For the past 4 days I have had symptoms which started as a fever, body aches, headache, chills, swollen tonsil with white patches, and now swollen and bleeding gums with sores on the inside cheeks and a white tongue..  Im very weak and with little appetite.  The fever has let up though I continue with body aches.  I was prescribed an amoxiciliin today though no test was done to see if its strep throat.  Could it be herpes or gingivitis?  Or a combination?  Thanks for your help [/INST] Hello, Thanks for posting on Chat Doctor, If you have swollen tonsils with white patches then it may be more due to oral candidiasis. Prescription amoxicillin without confirming if it is actually strep throat is a little premature but not poorly thought of. Having bleeding and swollen gums is a sign of gingival diseases. Your symptoms are hardly related to herpes but could still be a viral condition. My suspicion is directly more towards oral candidiasis with gingivitis that might have viral or bacterial or fungal origin. You will require some mouth white antibiotics solutions and treatment for candida and step throat combined. If it is herpes, then the infection will clear off on its own without the need for a treatment. You need to revisit your doctor for further investigation before you can continue treatment with amoxicillin. Hope this helps </s>