An aggressive, sometimes deadly strain of streptococcus bacteria — the cause of strep throat infections — has many health experts and parents on edge. Invasive Group A strep is a rare, yet ...

Health officials say parents should be aware of an infection called strep A, after children in the UK died from it. Since Covid restrictions eased, there are more opportunities for infections like ...

Do you have a sore throat or the dreaded strep throat? Asking two questions can give you that answer. Question Number 1. Do you have a cough. If you do, it's probably not strep throat. A cough is ...

Sharing drinks and personal items can also spread strep. Children are more likely to engage in these behaviors, which is part of the reason why school-aged children and their teachers get infected ...

Even when babies contract strep throat, their symptoms are usually mild and do not require treatment. However, children over age 3 are more likely to get sick with strep throat and are at a higher ...

Six children have died with an invasive condition caused by Strep A - including five under 10-year-olds in England since September - the UK Health Security Agency has said. A girl from Wales has ...

The parents of a newborn who died a week after birth questioned why the UK is not screening for Group B strep, a fatal ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection in the throat and tonsils. It is known to cause a sore or scratchy throat, as well as white patches on your tonsils. Strep throat is highly contagious during ...

The shortage became real for Rivers when both of her children were diagnosed with strep throat. "We had to visit several pharmacies to find the medication that we needed," she told NPR.

Evie, from Dundee, was diagnosed with Strep A - a bacteria that can cause ... grip of an outbreak which claimed the lives of dozens of children - including three in Scotland.