Group A Streptococcus (Group A Strep or Strep A) bacteria can cause many different infections. The bacteria are commonly found in the throat and on the skin, and some people have no symptoms.

More than a dozen children have died from strep A this season. Here is a quick list of symptoms and other important information. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Health officials in Britain said several ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Group A streptococcus. (BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Universal Images Group via Getty) Health agencies are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taitlyn Ma, 7, had her lower right leg amputated following complications of an aggressive strep A infection (photos via Terry Ma).

A jump in the number of people with serious illness caused by group A Streptococcus — also referred to as Streptococcus pyogenes or Strep A — has made headlines recently. There has also been a higher ...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections typically tend to peak between December and April each year. A throat swab can tell if a sore throat is due to GAS versus some other causes. (Photo: Getty) So, ...

If biotechnology as a science and as an industry has "grown up" over the past 20 years, the search for a vaccine against the Streptococcus A bacterium may be described as "coming of age." The ...

As Streptococcus A cases continue to be prevalent, a new nasal vaccine could provide long-term protection from the deadly bacteria. The development of a Strep A vaccine which is currently in Phase 1 ...

A 2014 study which investigates the effects of a nasal flu vaccine on bacteria colonization in mice has been mischaracterized online, with some people claiming that it shows the vaccine causes ...

Doctors should be on the lookout for a particular kind of invasive strep infection in children that can result in so-called “flesh-eating” disease and organ failure, according to health officials.