Strep A: Everything you need to know

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/strep-a-cases-dies-hospital-belfast-london-lewisham-b1045083.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nine children in the UK have died with Strep A</a> in recent weeks. What symptoms should parents look out for? How can we avoid infection? Are lockdowns to blame for a drop in immunity? We hear from mum of three Hayley Tidley about her son’s experience with Strep A. Plus our <a href="https://twitter.com/DanPKeane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Health Reporter Daniel Keane</a> talks through the symptoms, how Strep A spreads, and why we've seen a rise in infections over recent weeks. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Hayley’s experience looking after her son with Strep A</li><li>What symptoms did he develop?</li><li>Hayley's advice to parents</li><li>What has caused this recent outbreak?</li><li>Are Covid lockdowns partly to blame for this recent rise in infections?</li><li>Could antibiotics be the solution?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast </p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>