Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Pregnant women who received Pfizer’s group B ...

Japan has been experiencing a dramatic rise in cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), according to the country's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and as reported in the ...

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 ...