Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...

A decade-long study of over 35 million people across ten states in the United States has revealed that invasive group A ...

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of ...

Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., according to a study published Monday in the Journal ...

FLORIDA — The risk of contracting a potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infection is more than twice what it ...

A decade-long study of 35 million people across 10 U.S. states reveals that invasive group A streptococcus infections have ...

The strain can also cause more severe infections, like sepsis, necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. The researchers identified 21,213 cases of invasive GAS, leading to ...

An invasive strep infection has surged in Maryland. It can cause flesh-eating disease and organ failure. See how your county ...

Unlike regular strep throat, this type can lead to dangerous conditions like necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) or toxic shock syndrome. “Within 24 to 48 hours, you could have very ...

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.