UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics reports strep throat and hand, foot and mouth this week. They’re also seeing an increase in viral upper respiratory infections. Also, as families prepare for the ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an uptick of hand, foot and mouth, viral upper respiratory infections, and strep throat. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are ...

Parents are being asked to be on the lookout for signs of strep A infection after reports a ninth child has died from the bacterial infection in the UK. Group A Streptococcus is the name given to a ...

"With Strep A being extremely common and every healthy adult having previously encountered it, all the participants had some antibodies against Strep A before the study," Dr Osowicki said. "We found ...

A sore tongue and throat can have a number of possible causes. Most are not serious, such as allergies, minor trauma, and oral thrush. In some cases, however, a sore throat and tongue may have a more ...

"With Strep A being extremely common and every healthy adult having previously encountered it, all the participants had some antibodies against Strep A before the study," Dr. Osowicki said. "We found ...

Scarlet fever is caused by group A strep bacteria and is highly contagious. You can have symptoms like a red, sandpaper-like ...