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, which ...

Strep throat is an infection caused by a type of bacteria called group A Streptococcus. It usually gives you a sore, scratchy throat and swollen tonsils. It's pretty common and can usually be ...

Scientists have sought to learn how the single-cell organisms survive phage infection in a bid to further understand ... In their experiments, the scientists say Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria (which ...

Unlike common strep throat, which affects millions of Americans each year, invasive strep infections occur when bacteria spread beyond their typical locations into areas of the body that should ...

Invasive group A strep occurs when bacteria spread to areas of the body that are normally germ-free, such as the lungs or the bloodstream.

If the bacteria from a strep throat spreads through the body, it can lead to pockets of pus around the tonsils or in the neck, ear infections, kidney disease, sinus infections and rheumatic fever ...

The same type of bacteria, group A streptococcus, is responsible for strep throat — a far milder infection. Invasive strep can trigger necrotizing fasciitis, a soft tissue infection also known ...

ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – The Ashtabula County Health Department is alerting the public about a spike in strep throat cases and ... “Strep bacteria are very contagious, with or without ...

JEFFERSON — A spike in strep throat cases in Ashtabula County has ... are deemed non-infectious,” the release states. “Strep bacteria are very contagious, with or without the scarlet fever ...