All news on the topic: Strep A

Jamie Guthrie, from Fife, was diagnosed with necrotising pneumonia after developing an invasive Strep A infection - which caused the four-year-old's lung to collapse

Five-year-old Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero had a myriad of viruses and medical conditions before his untimely death about two months ago, according to the local medical examiner's report

Aiyla Mota, from Hillingdon, north west London, was just two days from first showing symptoms of strep A when she fell ill - the four-year-old is now undergoing physiotherapy

British scientists have started a pioneering trial to find a vaccine for Group A Strep, which can lead to deadly diseases including meningitis, using a new technique

Riya Hirani, of Wetheral Drive in Stanmore, was discharged from Northwick Park Hospital, in Harrow, on December 22, 2022 with a piece of paper and advice to use over-the-counter painkillers

Annaliese Louise came home from school with "the sniffles" and died a day later with a serious strep A infection which turned into sepsis, leaving her family devastated

Australian father Justin Sutton took his step-daughter Cassie to the doctors after he grew concerned that she lost her voice, but after being sent away she then died a couple of days later

A mum whose daughter died unexpectedly after coming home from school with 'the sniffles' has shared her grief and feelings of 'failure' as a parent in the hope of warning others

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Beth Budgen, 46, is learning to adapt to walking with prosthetic legs and believes she has been given a second shot at life to help support other sepsis survivors

Little Henri Brammer, from Liverpool, was looking forward to Christmas last year when he began to suffer from a headache, which eventually spread to eye pain and lethargy

Lochlan McDonald, from Carluke, South Lanarkshire, was diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis caused by a Strep A infection, which surgeons had to drain from his eye in emergency surgery

Dermot and Lilly Murphy's daughter Vivienne had to have 17 per cent of her body cut away, but it still wasn't enough to save her life after a mild illness turned into a flesh-eating disease

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. James Wood contracted sepsis after a case of Strep A before being rushed to hospital when his skin turned yellow, with doctors labelling him one of the "poorliest patients in the country"

Bethannie Booth devastatingly sent the loving messages before she was put in a coma when developing sepsis after contracting Strep A - even giving loved ones instructions for her funeral

After two weeks of fighting for her life with her parents Laura and Keith by her side, Sophie was taken off the ventilator on Christmas Day and found out amputation of her hands and feet was necessary

The family of Theo Emm, aged three, have said they had only just welcomed baby brother Oliver into the world days before the tragedy

Laura Rooney, whose daughter was diagnosed with Strep A in December, has called for an end to the practice of diagnosing children via text messages and pictures

Jesse Brown, aged 11, died from fa lesh eating bacteria, having picked up a Strep A infection after spraining his ankle. Tributes have poured in for the youngster in Orange County, Florida

Mohammad Izaan Danish, 8, died on January 6 after catching Strep A and pneumonia. His mum Sajida Jabeen said she was 'angry' that doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary had not cared for him sooner

Max Forest died on New Year's day after coming down with a bug and then waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, just hours later his three-year-old daughter also became ill

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE: Reign Passey, 4, was struck down by chickenpox but it turned into deadly Strep A and while recovering from life-saving surgery she contracted septicaemia

Amy Gadomski's family were told a second cardiac arrest were a possible result of Strep A or sepsis but the cause of the Gosforth teen's death remains unclear as investigations into her death continue

The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says 190 people have died from Strep A in England so far this season. The figure includes 30 children under 18

Health chiefs have issued a warning about low supplies of common cold and flu medicines as pharmacists struggle to get hold of Calpol, throat lozenges and some painkillers

Polly Hudson had a miserable festive break after catching Covid. And with 500 people dying unnecessarily each week, she says masks are a simple way of turning things around. But first she has to convince the stubborn blowhards...