Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes), common in children but affecting adults too ...

No matter how you become infected, strep throat won't just go away on its own like viruses do ... to many people, it looks very similar to a sore throat. This is one reason a throat culture ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

Julina Ongkasuwan, assistant professor of otolaryngology at Baylor. A severe sore throat may be an indication of possible strep throat, a bacterial infection. Individuals who develop strep throat ...

Someone who has scarlet fever may have what doctors call a strawberry tongue - because its appearance looks a bit like a strawberry. People with strep throat - a mild sore throat that is a symptom ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball center Tomislav Ivisic played 28 minutes with strep throat, in a narrow loss to Michigan State.

Most strep A infections are mild - a sore throat or a skin infection that can ... which causes a skin rash (that feels like sandpaper) and flu-like symptoms, including a high temperature.