Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digitally colorized image depicts Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria on the surface of a human white ...

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.

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing the flu and upper respiratory viruses. Pediatricians at Penn State Health ...

"My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's." So declares Mary to Anne in "Persuasion," Jane Austen's 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as "just ...

“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just ...

A rare complication from a strep throat infection resulted in a Michigan-based man needing amputations, according to a WKRN report. The man went to the emergency room at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based ...

Following a tragic story out of Arizona where a 7-year-old girl had to have several amputations after she was diagnosed with strep throat (group A strep) earlier this month, many parents might be ...

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria about 25% of pregnant women carry. It's rare for babies to get GBS disease from their mothers during labor, but it can be very harmful. So healthcare ...

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