Strep A: Everything you need to know
Symptoms, Scarlet Fever and Antibiotics
The Standard · Rachelle Abbott
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Show Notes
Nine children in the UK have died with Strep A in recent weeks. What symptoms should parents look out for? How can we avoid infection? Are lockdowns to blame for a drop in immunity? We hear from mum of three Hayley Tidley about her son’s experience with Strep A. Plus our Health Reporter Daniel Keane talks through the symptoms, how Strep A spreads, and why we've seen a rise in infections over recent weeks. In this episode:
- Hayley’s experience looking after her son with Strep A
- What symptoms did he develop?
- Hayley's advice to parents
- What has caused this recent outbreak?
- Are Covid lockdowns partly to blame for this recent rise in infections?
- Could antibiotics be the solution?
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