'My two kids are both battling deadly Strep A - all parents must know the signs'
Jamie had a sore throat, large glands, was drowsy and holding his ears, couldn't swallow drinks and wasn't passing urine.bacterial infectionBoth boys are at home recovering and Aimee, from Hampshire, says she feels lucky that she trusted her instincts and didn't just accept that it was tonsillitis."I know they have done years and years in studying but I know my child.
"Jamie went for a wee Wednesday afternoon and didn't go again until Friday morning and when he went it was the tiniest amount. But she claims medics at the hospital had told her to wait five days and that if his condition worsened, she should take him to a GP.Aimee said: "After seeing how poorly he was, the state of his throat and that he had such poor urine output the GP called the Paediatric Department at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.
Group A Streptococcus – is also known as Streptococcus pyogenes - and is a bacteria that can cause mild illnesses like sore throats and skin infections, including tonsillitis cellulitis, impetigo and scarlet fever.
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