What we know about Strep A and what symptoms parents should watch out for 🔴 Six children have died from the invasive condition, with parents warned to contact GPs or go to hospital if their children has symptoms
a four-year-old boy from Buckinghamshire, who died on 14 November, said he developed a rash and was rushed to doctors who have him antibiotics.
Dean Burns’ described his daughter Camilla Rose as “the poorliest girl in England” after she was rushed to Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.People who have Strep A may experience painful nodes in the neck, a very painful throat, inflamed tonsils with white patches, and red spots on the roof of the mouth. A rash will appear on the chest or stomach about a day later, which then spreads.
Symptoms to watch out for in children include a sore throat, headache, and fever, along with a fine, pinkish or red body rash with a sandpapery feel. On darker skin, the rash can be more difficult to detect visually but will have a sandpapery feel. Among children aged five to nine years old, there were 1.1 cases per 100,000 children this year compared with an average of 0.3 in 2017 to 2019 at the same time of the year.
Dr Nicole Robb, virologist professor and co-founder of health-tech firm Pictura Bio, said: “We have what could be described as a perfect storm for respiratory disease at the moment.
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