Look out for these warning signs of strep throat in kids

A severe sore throat and difficulty swallowing could be symptoms of strep throat. — Dreamstime/TNS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children.

“Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called ‘group A strep,’” says Dr Nipunie Rajapakse, a paediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center.