Page 16 - Strep A News Today

A 6-year-old girl was left bedridden for days after she contracted a Strep-A infection earlier this month.

With the surge of the triple whammy respiratory diseases — flu, RSV, and COVID-19- another infection is rising and causing children's death, Strep A.

In a statement to DailyMail.com, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Covid mitigation measures like school closures and masking caused an immunity gap.

Maria Caulfield tells House of Commons “the vast majority” of those who have died of Strep A this year were aged over 65

Helped by the flu vaccine as they could be. >> interesting. part of this, my understanding, is because a lot of children havent been exposed to viruses the past couple of years. their immune system may be a little out of working order, i guess you could say. >> well, unfortunately, you have a large group of kids who havent had as much exposure. so this generally is the worst and the very youngest of children. because there have been multiple years where fewer children have been exposed, they are...

Into what you are seeing. >> so that hasnt increased emergency department volume significantly. however, it is something we have to really think about because we are seeing invasive disease with strep a. and that can be especially troublesome if you have an influenza or rsv infection. we are seeing increased hospitalization with kids who have systemic illness or specifically developing abscesses or other problems in their throat due to that infection. >> so this is interesting. something that i ...

Mother Kadie Dolphin, 37, from Warrington, has warned of the dangers of Strep A after her daughter Nancie Rae was left unable to walk with severe swelling.

The CDC says it's investigating an apparent increase in invasive group A strep infections, but the rise may indicate a return to typical pre-pandemic levels.

Mother-of-22 Sue Radfords, from Morecambe, revealed her shock as her grandson Chester, who is 11-months-old, has been diagnosed with Strep A.

The corporate media has used these tragedies to bury the broader public health disaster posed by a “tripledemic” of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID-19 under an exclusive focus on Strep A.