Strep infections spread through close contact with an infected person. This can happen by inhaling the droplets of coughs and ...

Health unit says it has seen an increase in infections of Group A Streptococcus, which generally causes no symptoms in healthy people, but sometimes, particularly in people with chronic illness, ...

New study finds adolescents with dogs have better mental health and distinct microbiomes, with mouse experiments suggesting ...

An infectious disease study hopes to see faster and earlier diagnosis of strep A to prevent chronic diseases in high-risk ...

The Merced County Sheriff’s Animal Services Bureau is warning the community about a deadly and contagious bacterial infection they say has sickened a ...

Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major causative organisms of meningitis, bacteremia, and pneumonia. The drug resistance of S.pneumoniae to antibiotics showed ascending tendency. The present ...

A school has reopened following a two-day closure last week due to an outbreak of flu and streptococcus infection. Budehaven ...

Collagenase-like protease (Clp) enhances the toxic effect of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2). Clp increases the permeability of the blood–brain barrier by disrupting tight junctions and inducing ...

Ector County health officials report the death of a child under 5 from a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, the county’s ...

Strep throat symptoms can clear in a week, but the infection may linger. Treatment with antibiotics can prevent serious complications like rheumatic fever. Untreated strep throat can lead to ...

Objective: To investigate the antimicrobial activity of colloidal selenium nanoparticles in chitosan solution (Cts-Se-NPs) against Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Candida albicans ...