Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus ...

Children who are more susceptible to strep throat infection benefit by undergoing tonsillectomy,according to a Mayo clinic study. Children whose tonsils have not been removed are over three times ...

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 ...

And I thought, ‘Well, obviously it’s not my tonsils. I have those out. I’ve just got a sore throat.’” In September, she developed a particularly painful sore throat and made an ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball center Tomislav Ivisic played 28 minutes with strep throat, in a narrow loss to ...

Strep throat (medically known as streptococcal pharyngitis) is an infection that happens when bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) infect your throat and tonsils.