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What’s Going Around: Flu, RSV, COVID, strep

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing flu, RSV and strep throat this week. Pediatricians at Penn State Health ...
Inverse

This Common Throat Infection Can Be Hard To Spot — Here’s What To Look Out For

“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 ...
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Strep throat can easily be confused with throat infections caused by viruses – here's how to tell the difference

"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 ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Strep throat: How serious can it get?

Following a tragic story out of Arizona where a 7-year-old girl had to have several amputations after she was diagnosed with strep throat (group A strep) earlier this month, many parents might be ...
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Invasive Strep Infections Are Rising in the U.S.

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections. The ...
Baby Center on MSN

What happens if you have group B strep during pregnancy?

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria about 25% of pregnant women carry. It's rare for babies to get GBS disease from ...
The Conversation

Strep A: cases of rare fatal infection hit record levels in Japan – here’s what risk these bacteria pose to global health

Colin Michie does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...