HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC. SEX OF ANY KIND WHICH INVOLVES EXCHANGE OF FLUIDS BETWEEN PARTNERS CAN RUN THE RISK OF TRANSMITTING INFECTION,IF ONE OF THE PARTNERS IS INFECTED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS-SYPHILIS,CHANCROID,HEPATITIS B,HIV ,DONOVANOSIS,GONORRHEA,CHLAMYDIA AND HERPES.THE PATHOGEN IN YOUR CASE IS MOST LIKELY TO BE HERPES OR CHLAMYDIA.THEY ALL CAN PRESENT WITH SORE THROAT AND PHARYNGITIS.I SUGGEST YOU GET YOURSELF TESTED FOR STD S -VDRL,HIV 1,2,HBSAG,CHLAYMIDIA SMEAR .YOU CAN TAKE PRESUMPTIVE TREATMENT OF DOXYCYCLINE AND /OR ACYCLOVIR AND/OR CEFTRIAXONE.SMOKING HOOKAH IS LESS LIKELY A CAUSE OF SORE THROAT IN YOUR CASE.REVIEW YOURSELF WITH TEST REPORTS TO YOUR EXPERT VENEROLOGIST. PRACTISE SAFE AND HEALTHY SEX. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.