Children’s hospitals in Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Washington told NBC News they are seeing a higher-than-average number of cases this season compared to past years.
Several children’s hospitals in the U.S. have detected increases in invasive group A strep infections, a severe and sometimes life-threatening illness that occurs when bacteria spreads to areas of the body that are normally germ-free, such as the bloodstream.
Group A streptococci is the same bacteria that causes strep throat, as well as skin conditions like scarlet fever and impetigo . Skin infections like cellulitis or necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease. Both conditions involve red, warm, swollen or painful rashes. Necrotizing fasciitis spreads quickly and can turn into ulcers, blisters or black spots.
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