Parents are being urged to be vigilant and look out for symptoms after six children have died in the UK after contracting the highly contagious bacterial infection.
The parents of a child who died after contracting Strep A described his symptoms and how the bacteria took over his body in the last days of his life.
A full course of antibiotics appeared to help the four-year-old, but when his symptoms persisted two weeks later, a GP advised Ms Kousar to give him Calpol, she said.He died in an ambulance en route to hospital in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.Ms Kousar told Sky News that people should be more aware of the initial symptoms.
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