Fat and muscle can become infected with the strep bacteria. The formal name for this is necrotizing fasciitis, and you may hear it called the “flesh-eating disease.” It’s life threatening ...

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is often caused by a particular group of streptococci bacteria that usually live in your mouth and throat. Normally, your immune system destroys any harmful ...

The UKHSA has issued advice for concerned parents to explain more about Group A Strep after the common bacteria has been linked to the deaths of several children in recent weeks. Eight children in ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection that results from contact with the Streptococcus A bacteria. This bacteria can be present in a person’s nose and throat and transmits via airborne droplets ...

Many countries, including the UK, have seen a similar increase in illnesses caused by strep A bacteria in the post-lockdown period - highlighting the continued burden that these bacteria have on ...

Streptococci and other bacteria that tend to be reside in the mouth are, when found in gut flora, associated with coronary atherosclerosis and markers of systemic inflammation, according to a study of ...