Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on ...

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 an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and allergies. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing flu, viral ...

Several children’s hospitals in the U.S. have detected increases in invasive group A strep infections, a severe and sometimes life-threatening illness that occurs when bacteria spreads to areas of the ...

As we move into fall, viruses and bacteria begin to circulate. Kids often complain of a sore throat this time of year, which is usually caused by a virus. Viral sore throat occurs with typical cold ...

We’ve all been there, staring into the tip of a long swab that’s about to plunge down our throats. Parents have probably also ...

A team of West Australian researchers has found one in six children living in the Kimberley region are carrying the potentially life-threatening infection strep A, with many cases left undiagnosed.