Strep throat is a highly contagious bacterial infection causing a sore and scratchy throat. You can be contagious a few days before symptoms start. When you stop depends on whether you’re treated with ...

Strep throat is usually accompanied by a fever, but not always. Other signs of strep throat include swollen lymph nodes and white patches on your tonsils. If you have a sore, scratchy throat that ...

People with strep throat often start feeling ill 2–5 days after exposure to group A Streptococcus bacteria. Most individuals will start feeling better 1–2 days after starting antibiotics. According to ...

Does your child have strep throat, or is it just a common cold? It's challenging but important for parents to understand the differences in throat infections in kids. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, ...

Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of the country, officials warned Wednesday. In a statement to ABC News, the ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the tonsils that is relatively common. It’s contagious and can lead to a very sore throat, so the earlier it’s treated, the better. Emergency physician Dr.

Strep throat is typically not considered dangerous, but it can be excruciating. By Dani Blum The list of potential culprits for a sore throat just seems to get longer — Covid-19, colds and now allergy ...

It’s been an unprecedented start of the winter for those of us working on the front lines, particularly in pediatric emergency rooms and children’s hospitals. After COVID-19 mitigation methods ...

(NEXSTAR) — As flu and RSV move across the U.S. and elsewhere – in addition to COVID-19 – there are increasing concerns about strep throat, and the bacteria that causes it, streptococcus. Like RSV, or ...

Strep throat is surging among children in some pockets of the country, raising concerns that a shortage of antibiotics to treat it could worsen as the nation heads into winter. An unprecedented number ...

Strep throat is an infection that attacks your throat and tonsils. Strep refers to "group A streptococcus." It's named after the bacteria that causes the disease. This condition is most common in ...