Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digitally colorized image depicts Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria on the surface of a human white ...

Share on Pinterest A type of bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. DuKai photographer/Getty Images Japan is reporting a record number of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) cases this ...

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the ...

A common strep throat infection can trigger guttate psoriasis by altering the behavior of key immune cells, according to a ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics reports rsv, flu and viral upper respiratory infections this week. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics is reporting a big surge ...