WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing flu, strep throat, a stomach bug and seasonal allergies ...

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Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, strep throat and ear infections. They’re also still seeing flu cases, but say ...

Though it may feel like a typical cold, it isn’t always caused by a virus. Another possible explanation is strep throat, a bacterial infection also known as streptococcal pharyngitis.

Parents Kris Thompson and Ibolya Adam, from Wigan, are questioning the care given to their 22-month-old daughter by doctors following her death from a condition linked to Group A streptococcus, an inq ...

Hailey Thompson, 22 months, was "very funny and very happy" and loved muddy puddles and dressing up, her parents said, but ...

Most viral throat infections resolve within 7-10 days ... or allergies cause throat symptoms. Rapid strep tests provide results within minutes, while throat cultures offer more comprehensive ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.