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Staying home and away from public places such as grocery stores will help prevent the spread of disease.

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You should always make sure all dishes and eating utensils are cleaned properly when someone in the household is infected.

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It takes 2-5 days from contact for individual to become ill.

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Although this is a mild infection, it can be very painful.

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You can always use and alcohol based hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available

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To diagnose, a rapid strep test is required to confirm group A strep is causing the illness.

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Strep rash on hands

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Used to treat strep

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strep rash

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microscopic view

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-The best prevention is for the infected individual to stay away from others until fever free for 24 hours while also taking antibiotics.
-Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, into your elbow.
-Practice good hand washing techniques both often and accurately.

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-Treated with antibiotics
-Initially penicillin or amoxicillin are recommended
-Other antibiotics are available for those allergic to penicillin

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-More common in children
-Close contact/ large groups of people
-crowded conditions such as schools, daycares, etc increase risk of infection

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Streptococal disease
invasive
group A

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s.pyogenes

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-90% of all infections begin at a mucous membrane site (oral, nasal, upper and lower respiratory, ocular, intestinal, & urogenital)
-Infected person sneezes or coughs and the bacteria travels in small droplets. When another person touches the surface droplets land on and then touch their mouth, they become infected.
-may also be transmitted by eating/drink after infected person.

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- sore throat that can start very quickly
-pain when swallowing
-fever
-red and swollen tonsils
-white patches/ pus pockets on tonsils
-swollen lymph nodes on the front of the neck
-headache
-stomach pain
-nausea
-vomiting
-rash called scarlet fever
-tiny red spots (petechia) on the roof of the mouth

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Stacy Cox

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Procedure