The PHSD alert reveals, “Group A Streptococcus usually causes no symptoms or causes only mild illnesses like strep throat, ear infections, or mild skin infections (impetigo). In some cases, however, ...

Data over a 32-year period showed that the incidence of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections in children remained stable before 2011, increased until 2020, declined during the pandemic, ...

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 ...

There was an increase seen in incidence from 3.6 to 8.2 per 100,000 persons from 2013 to 2022. T HealthDay News — During 2013 to 2022, there was an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) ...

A 32-year-long surveillance study led by Sinai Health in Toronto has found that serious infections caused by group A streptococcus (iGAS) are rising in children, with the sharpest increase recorded in ...

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the ...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a formidable human pathogen responsible for a wide range of clinical syndromes, from mild pharyngitis and pyoderma to life‐threatening invasive diseases and ...

Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.