Strep throat is diagnosed by visiting a healthcare provider and getting a test done. A doctor will swab the back of your throat for a rapid strep test, which detects if there is a presence of the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This winter cases of strep have spiked among kids and spread rapidly in households and schools. The traditional way of confirming a case has been the dreaded swab, which ...

Sore throats can have a variety of causes. Viruses, bacteria, allergens, environmental irritants (such as cigarette smoke), chronic postnasal drip and fungi can all cause that unpleasant, scratchy and ...

Strep throat is typically not considered dangerous, but it can be excruciating. By Dani Blum The list of potential culprits for a sore throat just seems to get longer — Covid-19, colds and now allergy ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing RSV, croup, bronchiolitis and flu. The providers at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove are continuing ...

You or your kids may already been familiar with strep throat; I know I had to suffer through lots of throat swabs and pink liquid medicine as a kid. But the medication to treat it is in short supply ...

Most of us are aware that a persistent sore throat and a fever are telltale signs of a strep infection, and that they warrant a trip to the doctor for testing, as well as treatment with antibiotics if ...

A spike in strep cases in North Carolina resulted in a child’s death and another being hospitalized in Mecklenburg County. Both children had an infection from the group A strep (GAS) bacteria that ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of strep throat. They say the flu is still being ...

If you've ever woken up feeling down in the dumps with a slight tickle in your throat, you know strep throat may come to mind as a culprit. Although we’ve left winter behind, the public is still ...