Rheumatic fever is a serious illness that can be life-threatening if left untreated. It happens when strep throat, caused by a bacteria called group A streptococcus, isn't treated properly. Symptoms ...

On 26 February 2019, an Idaho couple shared a cautionary tale on Facebook that had garnered over one million shares by the time of this reporting. The post detailed a strange mark on their son’s face ...

In a cohort study conducted in Sweden, antibiotic-exposed newborns had a 29% increased risk of group B Streptococcus disease ...

Can you have strep throat without the symptoms? Do you need treatment? Here’s what you need to know. Strep throat commonly occurs with symptoms like a sore throat, fever, difficulty swallowing, and ...

More than a dozen children have died from strep A this season. Here is a quick list of symptoms and other important information. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Health officials in Britain said several ...

Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of pneumonia. Researchers have uncovered a crucial ...

Researchers at the University of California (CA, USA) have uncovered a mechanism that allows Group A Streptococcus (GAS) to avoid immune detection, enhancing bacterial virulence and decreasing ...

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria ...

Chris Davis works for Griffith University. As General Manager, he does not receive funding for research from any organisation. This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research ...

A recent study published in the medical journal Gut has revealed a novel cancer-promoting mechanism of Streptococcus anginosus (Sa). The research shows that methionine metabolites produced by this ...