 [ Symptoms ] why do i keep getting strep throat  for the past year i have been diagnosed with strep throat eight <positive_smiley> times why has it been recurring so often [ Disease ] maybe it never went away you can be a strep carrier and always test positive next time have a culture after you have been properly treated and see if it is gone if you are not a strep carrier you may be getting exposed from someone who is frequent strep infections or a strep carrier state may justify having tonsils removed since tonsils are usually the reservoir for this bacteria