‘Don’t be afraid to push to have your child seen.’ Alex Lewis, a Strep A survivor who had to have all four of his limbs amputated, has warned parents to be vigilant as a seventh child in the UK has died from the infection.
Group A Streptococcus is the name given to a type of bacteria sometimes found in the throat or on the skin.
Rarely though, these bacteria can cause severe and life-threatening illness called invasive Group A Streptococcal disease.
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