‘She’s fighting for her life.' The dad of a girl fighting for her life against Strep A says he is ‘living in an absolute nightmare’.
‘When we got here Monday, they said she’s the poorliest girl in the whole of England.‘To go from dancing on Friday night with her friends, to a little bit under the weather on Saturday and then a bit more bad on Sunday, she’s basically not the same girl any more. It’s heartbreaking.’
The UKHSA said investigations are also under way following reports of an increase in lower respiratory tract Group A Strep infections in children over the past few weeks, which have caused severe illness.It said there is no current evidence that a new strain is circulating and the rises are most likely due to high amounts of circulating bacteria and social mixing.
While the vast majority of infections are relatively mild, sometimes the bacteria cause life-threatening illness called invasive Group A Streptococcal disease.The bacteria are spread by contact with an infected person or by contact with infected skin lesions.The risk of spread is greatest when somebody is ill, such as when people have strep throat or an infected wound.
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a rapidly progressing infection causing low blood pressure/shock and damage to organs such as the kidneys, liver and lungs.Strep A infections such as scarlet fever and impetigo are treated with antibiotics.Anyone thought to have invasive Group A Streptococcal disease should seek medical help immediately. Antibiotics, other drugs and intensive medical attention are likely to be needed.
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