Strep A symptoms to watch out for in your children as bacteria spreads
Parents are being warned to watch out for the symptoms of an infection which has claimed the lives of six children.
There have been five recorded deaths within seven days of an invasive Strep A diagnosis in children under 10 in England this season. A child under the age of 10 has also died in Wales after contracting the disease.The UKHSA revealed the case in Knowsley in its latest weekly notification of infectious diseases report. This is a list of illnesses that have to be reported to local authorities once they are diagnosed by medics.
Strep A is a bacterial infection sometimes found in the throat or skin. Many people carry it without developing any symptoms, but they can still spread it to others who might become ill through close contact and from coughs and sneezes.
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