Covid, strep and a sore throat can ... like rheumatic fever. This means a GP consultation is necessary for proper diagnosis and prescription, as antibiotics cannot be issued without a confirmed ...

Here's what experts say about using antibiotics to treat the common cold — and why you can still catch one in the summer.

One specific type of viral exanthem that dermatologists have seen with COVID is a morbilliform rash, meaning a measles-like ...

Nevaeh Crain was crying in pain, too weak to walk, blood staining her thighs. Feverish and vomiting the day of her baby shower, the 18-year-old had gone to two different emergency rooms within 12 ...

Whooping cough and walking pneumonia have been added to this group of infections this year as the Centers for Disease Control ...

reduces a fever. VZV remains latent in the nerve cells after the infection resolves. The virus can later reactivate and cause shingles in adults. Hives (urticaria) are raised welts that form on a ...

"Scarlet fever these days is essentially a child, occasionally adults, with a sore throat or skin infection ... it can cause several different infections, ranging from Strep throat to an illness ...