Dr. Ami Patel, Lurie Children's Infectious Diseases physician, shares information about how strep throat can present in children and what parents and caregivers can do to help.

Learn how to distinguish strep throat from a common cold in children with guidance from pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD. Understand the signs, from palatal petechiae to scarlet fever, and discover why ...

Many parents across the US are working overtime to take care of sick children. Not only are Covid-19, the flu and RSV circulating, but doctors say cases of strep throat are on the rise.

Several children have died with Strep A in the last week including Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, four, from High Wycombe, Hanna Roap, seven, from Penarth in Wales, a six-year-old child from Ashford in ...

READ MORE More than 600 cases of Strep A found in East Midlands. In children, a common illness associated with Strep A is Scarlet Fever, that presents with flu-like symptoms and a red body rash.

Necrotising fasciitis - also known as the 'flesh-eating disease is a condition linked to Invasive Strep A Though Strep A can cause a number of illnesses, it is not itself an illness - instead, it ...

Parents of children with Strep A have warned others to act urgently (Getty Images) By. Laura Sharman; 11:33, 5 Dec 2022 Updated 11:53, 5 Dec 2022; ...

The number of children admitted to hospital with strep A rose from 23 in 2020 to 107 in 2022, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute found.

Doctors at Children's Mercy Kansas City Hospital, in Missouri are reporting seven cases of pediatric Strep A presenting odd symptoms like 'stuck' eyes, drooling and ear lumps.

In adults, a Strep infection is more likely to result in a sore throat. In children, a common illness associated with Strep A is Scarlet Fever, that presents with flu-like symptoms and a red body ...

The CDC has been monitoring a rise in strep A cases in kids compared to normal. Amid a flu season that started earlier than expected there's also been a higher number of strep A cases in children ...