Infections are rising across the northern hemisphere. Some have been deadly
Britain are on high alert. Since September at least nine children have died from the complications of a bacterial infection of “group A streptococci”, commonly known as Strep A. Such infections can be treated with antibiotics. But this requires prompt intervention, which is proving challenging. Why are children dying of a treatable disease?
The backdrop to the tragic deaths in Britain is a big rise in the number of cases of scarlet fever, a highly infectious but usually mild illness caused by Strep A bacteria. The winter scarlet-fever season has come earlier this year. Symptoms normally include a sore throat, headache and fever. There is also a pink or red rash across the body with a sandpapery feel.
During the first two years of the pandemic there was very little Strep A in circulation. This has changed as lockdown restrictions have been lifted. There is no evidence yet that the higher levels of iWHO
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