The Daily Commercial will continue to monitor the situation. According to an academic study from the National Library of ...

Streptococcus zooepidemicus, the disease’s official name, is “a contagious bacterium that can lead to sudden death in canines ...

A 6-year-old boy has RSV, strep throat, and pneumonia. His mother never thought a cough could escalate so fast.

A two-year-old girl died after she was given an alternative medicine to treat her cough - after a national outbreak of Strep ...

Parents have been asking me some painful questions about strep throats and why we need to treat them with antibiotics. Well, I don’t want this condition to be sorely missed by anyone, so I shall share ...

Lewis First, MD, Chief of Pediatrics at The University of Vermont, shares concerns about strep throat in children.

Penicillin is the most commonly recommended therapy for group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. Although group A streptococcus has not developed resistance, antibiotic therapy fails to eradicate ...

Strep throat is an infection caused by bacteria called group A Streptococcus, whose scientific name is Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes). It is a contagious condition that affects the throat and ...

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), we studied a large cohort of children with these perianal or ...

With plenty of winter viruses spreading in the Chicago area this holiday season, it can be tricky to tell what illness you ...

Scarlet fever is a seasonal bacterial infection in children caused by group A Streptococcus, and it can be treated with ...