With a dangerous and potentially deadly type of strep throat infection on the rise in Illinois, sparking warnings across the state as levels rise to their highest in years, what should parents watch for?
According to the CDC, what makes the group A strep throat invasive is that it invades parts of the body"that are normally free from germs."
"Just having strep throat doesn't automatically lead you to having it invade your body," Barnes told NBC 5."That happens in a very small proportion of cases."Doctors said group A strep produces a toxin that, once it enters the blood stream, can overpower the immune system.”
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