These days, COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the illnesses on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that strep ...

Nexsen Biotech Pty Ltd. developed a rapid diagnostic test for Group B Streptococcus, a highly prevalent and potentially fatal bacteria that is the single largest maternal health problem faced by ...

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria about 25% of pregnant women carry. It's rare for babies to get GBS disease from ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are about 20,000 to 27,000 cases of invasive group A strep each year in the United States, which results in about 1,800 to ...

In newborns, symptoms of group B strep diseases, like fever and lethargy, typically appear within their first week of life. Adults typically have no symptoms, unless their infection is severe. Group B ...

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, ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection that usually causes a sore throat. People often also associate the infection with a fever, but it is possible for a person to have strep throat and not have a ...

White Spots in Throat: What Are They? You may see white spots or pale yellow patches on the sides or back of your throat while you're brushing or flossing your teeth. This can be a little scary, but ...

Strep throat is a contagious infection causing pain and other symptoms that affect the throat and tonsils. Even people who have undergone tonsil removal can get strep throat. Certain signs and ...

As the weather begins to cool--well, soon--a local pediatrician says cases of strep throat among schoolchildren will ramp up. Dr. Maria Soriano, a pediatrician at CHI St. Joseph Health, joined First ...

Doctors around the United States are seeing an explosion of strep throat cases among children, some of whom are presenting with few or atypical symptoms. Against a backdrop of other respiratory ...