Illinois health officials are warning about a rise in dangerous strep throat cases, with at least five pediatric deaths reported so far in Illinois.
"]We're] especially we’re worried about children as we're seeing group A strep outbreaks, just strep throat outbreaks rampant in a lot of communities and in schools," said Dr. Arti Barnes, chief medical officer for IDPH.
"Some of them pretty sick, requiring, you know, even intensive care hospitalization," said Dr. Michael Cappello.of a national shortage of amoxicillin, which is"most often prescribed to children to treat group A strep infections."Here's what parents should know:According to the CDC, what makes the group A strep throat invasive is that it invades parts of the body"that are normally free from germs.
"Just having strep throat doesn't automatically lead you to having it invade your body," Barnes told NBC 5."That happens in a very small proportion of cases."Doctors said group A strep produces a toxin that, once it enters the blood stream, can overpower the immune system.”
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