pharyngitis

Scarlet fever is a contagious infection triggered by bacteria called group A streptococci. These bacteria can also spur on other respiratory and skin infections such as Strep throat and impetigo. Scarlet fever cases are currently “three…

Strep A, or Group A Streptococcus, describes a bacteria that targets your throat and nose. Worryingly, the number of children who died from a severe Strep A infection has risen to nine since September. While invasive Streptococcus…

The number of people with Covid continues to fall for all ages. But the disease is still around and can infect double-jabbed people. The leading symptom of the disease is “pharyngitis”, according to the ZOE symptom study app.The ZOE Symptom…

Covid infection rates have been spiralling in the run-up to winter, with hospitals preparing for the worst. BA.5 is thought to be behind the current surge in cases. The latest Omicron variant has been shown to override some of the…

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show “an alarming increase” in Covid cases, with Omicron BA.5 remaining responsible for the stark rise in infections, according to a leading immunologist. One in 35 people in…