Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing seasonal allergies this week. They’re also seeing rashes from outdoor ...

Cases of group A streptococcus (GAS) have been on the rise in the past decade. The bacteria can cause a range of diseases ...

The rising rates of diabetes, obesity, and other health conditions make people more vulnerable to invasive strep, which can trigger flesh-eating disease and be life-threatening. Other news is on toxic ...

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Medical experts have observed a “substantial” increase in invasive group A strep cases, with rates more than doubling between ...

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep tissue, it can trigger streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal ...

Cases of an invasive strain of strep throat have been steadily rising in some areas of the U.S., according to the Centers for ...

Cases of an invasive strain of strep throat have been steadily rising in some areas of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surveillance study ...

Before 2013, most of the infections had remained relatively low and stable, but strep has more than doubled, from 3.6 per 100,000 people to 28.2 per 100,000 people. In total, annual cases rose from ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in viral upper respiratory infections, a stomach bug, strep throat, COVID, RSV, a virus causing a high fever and rashes. WellSpan ...

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. Here ...

The CDC marked a major uptick in group A strep cases in 10 U.S. states from 2013 to 2022. Here’s what to know about risk of more severe infection and spread.