Deaths from Strep are rare, but six other children in the UK have also lost their lives in recent weeks.
By Michelle RobertsA young schoolchild from Waterlooville in the South of England has died from a severe strep A bacterial infection.
Health experts say parents and doctors need to be vigilant and have a low bar for treating the contagious disease that is circulating earlier than usual this year. "As a precaution, we have been raising awareness amongst parents, carers and our school community of the signs and symptoms...and what to do if a child develops these."
Her father, Dean Burns, from Liverpool, told the BBC's Today programme: "She is still fighting for her life. She is really poorly, it is just devastating to us as a family. We can't believe this has happened."It progressed to something called invasive group A strep, which has now gone into her bloodstream and has devastated her body.
"We are back to normal social mixing and the patterns of diseases that we are seeing at the moment are out of sync with the normal seasons, as people mix back to normal and move around and pass infections on."Strep A can cause a range of illnesses. Most cases are mild - a sore throat or a skin infection that can be easily treated with antibiotics.
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