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  2. The Strep-Causing Infection That’s on the Rise—and How It’s ...

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    Group A strep, aka group A Streptococcus, is a bacteria that can cause a range of infections, according to the CDC. Those include strep throat, impetigo, and cellulitis. Those include strep throat ...

  3. Cases of This Deadly Bacterial Infection are Rising in Japan ...

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    STSS is a rare but severe complication of Group A Streptococcus infection, the same bacteria responsible for strep throat. STSS has resulted in 77 deaths so far in Japan this year; the condition ...

  4. Streptococcosis - Wikipedia

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    This disease is most common among horses, guinea pigs, dogs, cats, and fish with symptoms varying based on the streptococcal species involved. [1] In humans, this disease typically involves a throat infection and is called streptococcal pharyngitis or strep throat.

  5. Japan warns on surge in potentially deadly strep throat cases

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    Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three times higher than last year in Tokyo. Across the country ...

  6. Streptococcal pharyngitis - Wikipedia

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    Streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as streptococcal sore throat (strep throat), is pharyngitis (an infection of the pharynx, the back of the throat) caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive, group A streptococcus. [9] [10] Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the front

  7. COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, was confirmed on January 24, 2020, and on February 13, 2020, the first infection of a Tokyo resident was confirmed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On March 26, 2020, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the "Tokyo Novel Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Control Headquarters" based on ...

  8. What you should know about strep A, the usually mild ... - AOL

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    Strep A is responsible for a number of different infections, including scarlet fever and common illnesses like strep throat. It spreads easily through contact with an infected person or exposure ...

  9. Group A streptococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    Humans may also carry the GAS either on the skin or in the throat and show no symptoms. [8] These carriers are less contagious than symptomatic carriers of the bacteria. [8] The non-invasive infections caused by GAS tend to be less severe and more common. They occur when the bacteria colonizes the throat area, where it recognizes epithelial ...