"My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's." So declares Mary to Anne in "Persuasion," Jane Austen's 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as "just ...

The itching, redness and swelling of an allergic reaction are caused by mast cells—the vigilant first responders of the immune system that spring into action with histamine-filled granules in response ...

Sore throat, painful swallowing, fever, and swollen glands — these are the classic signs of a streptococcal bacterial infection, which before the pandemic, was fairly common. Cases of strep throat ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing flu, RSV and strep throat this week. Pediatricians at Penn State Health ...

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“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just ...

The glycosylation mechanisms in Streptococcus bacterial adhesins constitute a complex post-translational modification system that is vital for bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation, and pathogenicity.

Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan. A common bacteria usually ...

The Ashtabula County Health Department is reporting "a spike" in cases of strep throat, plus a few reported cases of associated scarlet fever from strep throat infections. "Unfortunately, we are not ...

Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.