On May 25, 1940, lethal doses of streptococci bacteria were used to infect eight mice. Four of these were then administered ...

Strep throat is an infection of the throat and tonsils caused by a bacteria called group A streptococcus, which is also known as Streptococcus pyogenes. This bacteria lives in the nose and throat.

“In many ways, it’s a pandemic in plain sight,” he said of Group A strep, adding that close to a billion people likely experience symptomatic disease from the bacteria each year. In the U.S ...

FLORIDA — The risk of contracting a potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infection is more than twice what it was a decade ago, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation and pain in the throat. This common condition is caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. Strep throat can affect children and ...

But not all sore throats are made equal — some are caused by viruses while others are caused by bacteria. Such is the case with strep throat, a dreaded illness which, while medically mild ...

Doctors intubated her, placed her on dialysis and gave her various medications to treat an infection — streptococcal toxic shock syndrome from group A streptococcus. This is an uncommon but ...

MARYLAND — The risk of contracting a potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infection is more than twice what it was a decade ago, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and ...