The Centers for Disease Control said it has been monitoring a strain of strep throat known as Group A streptococcus in children. The strain was flagged by health officials in Colorado and Minnesota in ...

Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. “Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a ...

Health charities called for action to address racial health disparities after population-wide analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found that Black and Asian neonates had a significantly ...

The role of host genetic factors in conferring predisposition or protection in infectious diseases has become evident. Infection with group A streptococci causes a wide spectrum of disease ranging ...

Much like flu and RSV, invasive group A strep infections, known as iGAS infections, were curbed by Covid-19 control measures such as masking and social distancing. But in a statement Friday, the CDC ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a serious complication of Group A Streptococcus infection. It can cause damage to the valves in your heart and may cause severe heart problems in the future. Rheumatic heart ...

Streptococci is the name given to a very large family of bacteria. The most important group of these is the beta haemolytic streptococcus (streptococcus pyogenes) which causes most of the ...