Strep infections spread through close contact with an infected person. This can happen by inhaling the droplets of coughs and ...

The deaths of nearly 30 children under the age of 15 years from invasive strep A infections in the United Kingdom between September 2022 and January 2023, together with a rise in new invasive strep A ...

NEARLY LOST THEIR THREE-YEAR-OLD TO AN INFECTION THAT OFTEN APPEARS TO BE JUST LIKE A COMMON COLD DOCTORS SAY THERE IS ACTUALLY AN INCREASE IN KIDS CATCHING GROUP A STREP AND GETTING INCREDIBLY SICK ...

A digitally colorized image depicts Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria on the surface of a human white blood cell. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...

An infectious disease study hopes to see faster and earlier diagnosis of strep A to prevent chronic diseases in high-risk ...

After plummeting during the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, strep throat infections skyrocketed in February 2023, according to a report from Epic Research, a health analytics firm. The rate of ...

Health officials in the United Kingdom are advising parents and schools to watch for Strep A infections following the recent deaths of six children. With Covid-19 restrictions such as masking and ...

A rare, deadly, flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise in Japan, with hundreds of people infected. Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first six ...

"My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's." So declares Mary to Anne in "Persuasion," Jane Austen's 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as "just ...

Pediatric doctors in San Antonio say 2025 brought a familiar post-COVID pattern: more childhood viruses emerging outside ...

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is rare but deadly. Since there is no vaccine, health experts suggest knowing the symptoms to watch for.