Meade pointed out strep throat is a bacterial infection, while typical sore throats stem from viral infections associated with colds or a flu. Meade said this difference is significant, as untreated ...

Many things can cause sore throats, including cold and flu viruses, allergies, and bacterial infections like strep throat. Cancer and cancer treatments, including radiation and chemotherapy ...

A mother's viral TikTok educates parents on the dangers of invasive Strep A after her 3-year-old daughter's sudden death ...

Does your infection require antibiotics? Two tests are being trialled to remove the guesswork for GPs and confirm whether a ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Polk County schools are seeing a surge in illnesses according to the Polk County Health Department. In a ...

But if sore throat is one of your symptoms, there's one thing to look for that might indicate it's not strep throat. While sore throat can be a symptom for other viruses, like COVID, it is also ...

The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit [ESU] at the Ministry of Health advised of an “increase in reports of fever and ...

Typically caused by rhinovirus, a common cold has the ability to cause a runny nose, congestion, coughing as well as sneezing ...

However, when missed, strep throat can cause a type of life-threatening shock, result in kidney disease, or progress to something several weeks after the sore throat that we call rheumatic fever.