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 ...

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

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 ...

The Ector County Health Department has reported the first death of 2025 linked to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a child younger than 5 years old. Health officials said that the child, an Ector County ...

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

Streptococcus pyogenes or invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) is a major clinical concern around the world, since iGAS infections can quickly escalate into life-threatening conditions such as ...

Ryan Duffy, 18, contracted Streptococcus Pneumoniae Meningitis last week, according to his school district. The senior at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, died on Tuesday, it said.

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the ...