Using this scoring tool, an adult with a sore throat but without changes to the tonsils or lymph nodes, without a fever and with a cough has only a 1 in 40 chance, or 2.5%, of having strep throat.

A group of researchers led by the University of Osaka have identified a novel genetic mutation in Streptococcus pyogenes, a ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics reports strep throat and hand, foot and mouth this week. They’re also seeing an increase ...

Strep throat is caused by a bacteria called streptococcus. Strep threat most frequently occurs among school-age children but can occur at any age, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health.

Strep throat is caused by a bacteria called streptococcus. Strep threat most frequently occurs among school-age children but can occur at any age, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health.

When strep throat is left untreated, a person can stay contagious for two weeks, and the infection can cause serious complications, such as ear or sinus infections, abscesses, rheumatic fever and ...

Strep throat normally does not include a cough or runny nose. Scarlet fever also tends to involve a red, sore throat, and the child may have a whitish coating on the tongue that progresses to a ...

In mid-March, IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said more cases of the group A strep throat leading to severe complications had been reported in 2023 "than in any of the past five years" and urged ...

Strep throat can lead to severe infections if left untreated such as sepsis, kidney disease and could even impact the health of the heart, joints, brain and skin.

Cases of group A streptococcus, also known as strep throat, have been on the rise in Illinois. While this bacterial infection is most common in children during winter and early spring, people of ...