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Wait what? get it before it's gone on the subway app! welcome back. if you thought covid, the flu, rsv that was enough, there's a new warning from the cdc about strep throat in children. the u.s. is seeing an increase in this dangerous type of infection. it's called invasive group a strep. it spreads further into a child's body than usual. joining me is dr. ebony hilton. thanks for joining us. how worried should parents be when it comes to strep a? what are the symptoms we should look out for? >> right. it's one of those things, we know strep is a common bacteria that's normally in our nose ...

The cdc is advising doctors, hospitals, laboratories to keep an eye out for this. it's not yet a full-blown outbreak here but giving us a heads-up. here's the good news for parents. we're all struggling with a horrible season of viruses. this invasive strep is still quite rare and far more common for them to come down with rsv or covid or flu or viral crud that we're all dealing with but an alert to keep your eyes open. first, if your kid is sick, if they have a high fever, if they're not able to keep down fluid, call your doctor and bring them in to get tested. second, group a strep is treata...

>> garrett: the c.d.c. is warning parents about a potentially deadly form of invasive strep a infections in children. this after it detected a sharp increase in cases in certain states. colorado reported 11 pediatric cases of invasive strep a in denver. two of those children died. minnesota has reported 14 cases in children, all of them since november 1. group a strep cases are typically mild, but this more invasive bacteria is harder to treat and can lead to life-threatening complications. turning now to money watch, and dollars left on the table. according to the national retail federation, ...

Have strep throat. for parents looking at their kids wondering how to protect them from the new strain, what should they do? >> first of all, dana, this is not a new strain. it is group a strep. as you referred to it most people know it as strep throat. the problem with group a strep is it's not one of these respiratory viruses where a little rest and hydration can make it go away. it requires antibiotics. oftentimes people don't realize it is a bacterial infection and not getting the and biotics. it can cause more severe illness. i will be honest, my middle son was hospitalized with this seve...

Any natural disaster, in a sense, there is a clear up operation and it will take several years to get on top of the backlog and the destruction that occurred because of the virus. ., ., ,, , ~ , the virus. you mentioned strep a. is there a shortage _ the virus. you mentioned strep a. is there a shortage of _ the virus. you mentioned strep a. is there a shortage of antibiotics, i there a shortage of antibiotics, some families are really worried about this, some children have died as a result of the infection. we have heard from stuart rose, that a huge business like asda isn't able to get the s...