This Common Winter Illness Is Acting Differently This Year. Here's What You Need To Know.

Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.
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A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS?

A digitally colorized image depicts Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria on the surface of a human white blood cell. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...

Brushing your teeth might protect your brain as scientists link oral bacteria to Parkinson’s

Scientists have uncovered a connection between oral health and brain health. New research suggests that a common ...
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Invasive Strep Infections Are Rising in the U.S.

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections.
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Strep A: cases of rare fatal infection hit record levels in Japan – here’s what risk these bacteria pose to global health

Colin Michie does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
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Strep throat can easily be confused with throat infections caused by viruses – here's how to tell the difference

"My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's." So declares Mary to Anne in "Persuasion," Jane Austen's 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as "just ...