Does your child have strep throat, or is it just a common cold? It's challenging but important for parents to understand the differences in throat infections in kids. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the throat and tonsils due to the bacteria group A Streptococcus (GAS). It is common among children, and some may develop repeated infections. This article ...

Strep throat is extremely common among school age children and adolescents, but may occur at any age. Transmission of strep throat, caused by Group A streptococcus bacteria, usually happens after ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, flu and RSV.

Most sore throats aren't strep. But because strep bacteria can in rare cases cause rheumatic fever, people often feel like they should get tested for possible strep infection. It might be possible to ...