A 12-year-old girl who died in hospital after contracting strep A had been taken home from ... had been unwell with a cough and a sore throat for several days before her mother called Taleeya ...

With strep throat, you may experience fever ... severe infection of the flap of tissue at the base of the tongue prevents food and water from going down the air pipe. Along with a cobblestone ...

Especially in children, strep throat (caused by Streptococcus bacteria ... to the back of the tongue to the voice box and the upper part of the esophagus," explained Dr. Tibbetts.

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Cellulitis looks like a rash, but is actually an infection of the middle layer of skin, says Dr. Yadav. It causes the skin to ...

Viruses and bacteria that cause infections, such as the common cold, influenza (the flu), and strep throat ... stabbing pain in the ears, tongue, tonsils, and throat. The pain tends to affect ...

A 16-year-old girl came to the emergency room for leg pain that had started in her calves about 24 hours earlier and then spread throughout her legs. She felt so weak, she could not walk without ...

They may take a throat swab to test for Strep A infection or blood tests to determine whether mononucleosis (a contagious infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus) is the cause of the tonsil ...

Amoxicillin and penicillin treat many of the same bacteria, but amoxicillin is often the medication of choice for streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat ... swelling of the face, tongue, and/or ...