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The family of Theo Emm, aged three, have said they had only just welcomed baby brother Oliver into the world days before the tragedyA family of a three-year-old boy have told how he wanted to watch cartoons before suddenly collapsing and dying of Strep A without having shown symptoms. Theo Emm died at his home after falling seriously ill with the "silent killer", on February 18, having shown hardly any signs of illness. He had been a "bit lethargic" the night before but was feeling better by the time he went to bed. The family from Westbury, Wiltshire, had only...

(NEXSTAR) – As the U.S. continues to see high levels of three viral infections – COVID-19, influenza, and RSV – there’s growing concern over a bacteria that can cause serious illness, especially in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s tracking a “possible increase in invasive group A strep” among children. At least 94 people in the United Kingdom, including 24 children, have died from complications caused by a strep A infection. “To my knowledge, we’ve never seen a peak like this at this time of year, at least not for decades,” microbiologist Shiranee Sriskandan at Imperial...

CDC said that increases in Strep A, flu and RSV cases are tied to lockdowns ... Leading US health officials have finally acknowledged that pandemic restrictions they supported may have fueled a boom in respiratory bugs currently overwhelming hospitals. Healthcare systems across the country have been pushed to the brink after an unseasonably high number of flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases with some pediatric units forced to erect inflatable tents to treat patients in parking lots. ... In a statement to DailyMail.com, the CDC said it was 'hearing from some doctors and state health departments about an apparent...

Woman almost loses leg after infection, disease blamed on pedicure NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The infection that a North Carolina woman contracted at a 'grade A salon' urged her to issue a warning to other pedicure lovers. According to a Facebook post, on June 22 Tracy Lynn Martinez went to get a pedicure at her local salon in Winston, North Carolina. The next day, she said that she had body chills, nausea, and dizziness. She tried to sleep it off but when she woke up her leg had swollen to three times its size. Martinez called an ambulance and shortly...

A 6-year-old girl described as a phenom by her dance teacher has already lost one leg to an unusual strep throat infection, and is now in danger of losing the other. Tessa Puma, of Akron, Ohio, was treated for strep throat in early March, but came down with the flu last week, Fox 25 reported. On Friday, her left leg began to swell and she was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital, where doctors discovered necrotizing fasciitis, Fox 8 reported.

Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes, commonly referred to as strep, harmless by preventing the production of toxins that cause disease. The promising discovery was presented this week at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Francisco. MRSA infections are a growing public health concern, causing 20,000 to 40,000 deaths per year in the United States alone. It is the most prevalent bacterial pathogen in hospital settings and in...

SAN DIEGO (CBS) – Tevita Alatini, a 7-year-old originally from Texas, died after developing a mysterious rash under his arm while vacationing with family July 9 at Camp Pendleton’s Lake O’Neill Recreational Park near San Diego. Alatini was with his family when he developed a small rash that spread quickly. When he complained of a pain in his side, his family rushed him to the emergency room where he died a short time later. A medical examiner in San Diego is waiting for tests to help determine Alatini’s cause of death. “It sounds like an overwhelming strep or staph infection,”...

A new European study says it wasn't bad pork chops or a jealous rival: There have been a lot of theories about what killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at age 35, said Doug Stanglin in USA Today. Was it kidney failure? Undercooked pork chops? Poisoning? But a report in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests the composer may have died from a simple case of strep throat. This will come as good news to fans of Mozart's "jealous rival, Italian composer Antonio Salieri," said Sue Michaels in Chattahbox. Salieri, after all, is the one rumored to have poisoned Mozart back in...

A Catholic camp for boys in Gilmanton ended a session one week early because of "a number of illnesses running rampant" among campers, a diocese spokesman said. Ten campers had gone home and an additional 12 were sick at camp when the director of Camp Fatima ended a two-week session Friday, said Kevin Donovan. The illnesses included one confirmed case of swine flu as well as another flu strain, pinkeye, strep throat and upper respiratory infections, he said. Most of the 276 campers went home, although some who live far away and plan to attend the next session remain, he...

Ricky Lannetti, a senior football player from Lycoming College died unexpectedly Saturday night. There's still no word on the exact cause of his death, but his doctor says he had a strep bacteria that caused organ failure. Lannetti was supposed to play in an NCAA Division 3 playoff game Sunday. Members of the team voted to go ahead and play the game, but Lannetti's memory wasn't far from their minds or hearts. Just before game time, Lycoming College football players and their fans remembered 21 year old Ricky Lanetti of Philadelphia in a moment of silence. To many people at...

<p>SAN DIEGO(AP) - Officials planned an autopsy Monday to determine what killed an 18-year-old Marine Corps recruit who developed a fast-spreading rash after 5,000 recruits received inoculations to stop the spread of a potentially lethal bacteria.</p> <p>Amid growing concerns of an outbreak of Strep-A bacteria, officials at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot said Monday they were considering a "stand down," an unusual move that would temporarily cease all training at the base.</p>

My best friend and her husband will be having the funeral for their TWO DAY old baby girl who died on her own (she was on oxygen)from a serious case of strep, it's a bacterial virus. The doctors did two EEGs and found no brainwaves. I can't imagine what my best friend is going through. She is the nicest, sweetest person and I am so fortunate to have her as friend. Your prayers for my best friend and her family are greatly appreciated. I'm hiding it pretty well, but I'm heartbroken over this. It is so sad and I don't...