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 ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, flu and RSV.

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 ...

A sore throat is a common complaint, especially during cold and flu season, but not all sore throats are the same. Some are caused by viruses and will improve on ...

Strep throat, something we've all had at some point in our lives, is caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. Infection by Streptococcus can be fatal in serious cases and is the leading cause of ...

NEARLY LOST THEIR THREE-YEAR-OLD TO AN INFECTION THAT OFTEN APPEARS TO BE JUST LIKE A COMMON COLD DOCTORS SAY THERE IS ACTUALLY AN INCREASE IN KIDS CATCHING GROUP A STREP AND GETTING INCREDIBLY SICK ...