After two years of significantly low levels, strep infections in the US have surged again this season, according to a new analysis. In February, the share of health care visits for strep throat or a ...

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.

Cases of Group A strep have surged in the U.S. A new report shows a 30% increase from the previous peak in cases in 2017. Experts say the pandemic may be to blame. Cases of Group A strep—which can ...

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 ...

Streptococcus Pyogenes (Group A Strep). Credit - NIAID, CC SA 2.0. Streptococcus Pyogenes (Group A Strep). Credit - NIAID, CC SA 2.0. Countries across the globe are reporting a sustained spike in the ...

The number of invasive group A strep infections in children has risen to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. MORE HEALTH ...

MARYLAND — The risk of contracting a potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infection is more than twice what it was a decade ago, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and ...

Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.