“Strep is going around, we're seeing lots of COVID as well; especially [since] the kids are back in school now, so a lot more close contact." IBERIA PARISH (NEW IBERIA) — As kids fill ...

Strep throat is typically not considered dangerous, but it can be excruciating. By Dani Blum The list of potential culprits for a sore throat just seems to get longer — Covid-19, colds and now ...

Lots of things can cause a sore throat. One cause, especially in children and teens, is the bacteria that creates strep throat. Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) is the formal name of ...

Downing a spoonful of bubblegum pink amoxicillin is a regular part of being a kid, but a nationwide shortage of the antibiotic is making a particularly bad season of strep throat tougher.

After plummeting during the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, strep throat infections skyrocketed in February 2023, according to a report from Epic Research, a health analytics firm. The rate of ...

Such is the case with strep throat, a dreaded illness which, while medically mild, can be painful. While the United Kingdom has reported the deaths of six children due to strep A, in a call with ...

Even as the winter’s respiratory virus season fades, strep throat infections remain high, and in some cases pediatric formulations of some antibiotics are in short supply. A more severe form of ...

While sore throats can occur at any time of year, strep throat is more common in the fall, winter and early spring. I am a professor of family medicine, a pharmacist and an expert on evidence ...

Strep throat is surging among children in some pockets of the country, raising concerns that a shortage of antibiotics to treat it could worsen as the nation heads into winter. An unprecedented ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus). The common cold is a viral infection that can be caused by many different viruses. Strep throat and ...

While a sore throat can be a side effect of many other illnesses, it's the most telling symptom of strep throat - contributing to more than 5 million physician visits a year in the United States ...

Five children have died of invasive Strep A so far this year in Illinois. Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of ...