Strep A

tom_e · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:03

jaybee said:
6 people out of 68 million died recently of it but the media would prefer us to be talking about it and scared.

I know someone who's child caught it recently and it led to sepsis, if she hadn't of been at least vaguely aware of the symptoms her son would be dead as she had to push the doctors more than once to not just pass it off as a normal run of the mill bug he'd get over and even then it was touch and go on one than one occasion.
If a bit of news coverage means more people are aware of what to look for then it's no bad thing.

Uther · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:04

CapitalOne said:
I’m no way qualified in this, so is that due to low immunity or another tyoe of covid dividend did they say?

I think flu's quite bad this year too.

teenwolf · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:04

tom_e said:
I know someone who's child caught it recently and it led to sepsis, if she hadn't of been at least vaguely aware of the symptoms her son would be dead and even then it was touch and go on one than one occasion.
If a bit of news coverage means more people are aware of what to look for then it's no bad thing.

No money in sepsis

Buckster · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:05

CapitalOne said:
I’m no way qualified in this, so is that due to low immunity or another tyoe of covid dividend did they say?

Nor am I and it doesn't say anything else

UKHSA update on scarlet fever and invasive group A strep

Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on scarlet fever and invasive group A streptococcus cases.

www.gov.uk

Chris Wilson · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:09

Are these fatalities solely in young children or is there an up tick in adults getting it too?

Goodie · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:15

teenwolf said:
Sorry yes I forgot trust the politicians and the media only looking out for us.

Thank goodness you're the hero to police the internet.

Goodie · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:16

Diddums said:
That's not how forums work, is it?

is it not? I thought the forum was here to find topics that you find interesting and engage and interact accordingly?

Idealistic I know.

CaptainRAVE · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:21

Scary stuff. I’ve never seen so many ill children other than when Covid was rife. This was inevitable with limited mixing though.

Buckster · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:21

Edit I'll read more about it first

Diddums · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:28

Goodie said:
is it not? I thought the forum was here to find topics that you find interesting and engage and interact accordingly?

Idealistic I know.

I believe that's called an "echo chamber".

Also known as Twitter.

Freefaller · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:34

Diddums said:
I believe that's called an "echo chamber".

Also known as Twitter.

I'm not on Twitter. Well actually I have an account as it seems to be the only way some suppliers respond to requests. However I literally log in once in a while when I need something and you see some of the tripe there it's a frightening manipulation tool.

Azza · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:39

Many years ago, 9 maybe, my partner had scarlet fever, she was really quite ill during it.

teenwolf · 5 Dec 2022 at 21:43

Freefaller said:
I'm not on Twitter. Well actually I have an account as it seems to be the only way some suppliers respond to requests. However I literally log in once in a while when I need something and you see some of the tripe there it's a frightening manipulation tool.

Same thing if you need to moan about something to a company they respond on twitter all the time.

Don't think I've ever made a tweet.

Minstadave · 5 Dec 2022 at 22:05

Buckster said:
Interesting too that the .gov UK website is saying that they have seen an increase in severe illness from Strep A due to lower respiratory tract infections of it and that they are investigating further

Yeah there's been a tiny number of Strep A empyemas, normally they're caused by Strep pneumo so it's a little odd.

It's pretty likely we're more likely to harm kids by causing panic and mass attendance of the worried well to ED than will be harmed by Strep A. Already seeing inappropriate A&E visits rise.

Minstadave · 5 Dec 2022 at 22:06

CaptainRAVE said:
Scary stuff. I’ve never seen so many ill children other than when Covid was rife. This was inevitable with limited mixing though.

COVID left the paediatric wards much quieter than the preceeding years. 2019 was awful and this year feels very similar.

LiGhTfasT · 5 Dec 2022 at 22:24

Its a bit weird that some children have just had the nasal flu spray.

Minusorange · 5 Dec 2022 at 22:24

Buckster said:
do we really know the medium or long term affects and or interactions with other viruses and infections

We do now

Minstadave · 5 Dec 2022 at 22:25

LiGhTfasT said:
Its a bit weird that some children have just had the nasal flu spray.

Many secondary schoolers haven't had it yet I understand. Roll out has been very slow this year.

Malevolence · 5 Dec 2022 at 22:25

Minstadave said:
COVID left the paediatric wards much quieter than the preceeding years. 2019 was awful and this year feels very similar.

Was in PICU a few times yesterday. And talking with a few nurses on that ward they do seem to be expecting something akin to that. Might just be precautionary, but still.

Minstadave · 5 Dec 2022 at 22:27

Malevolence said:
Was in PICU a few times yesterday. And talking with a few nurses on that ward they do seem to be expecting something akin to that. Might just be precautionary, but still.

PICU beds have been down to a single bed for the entire nation at one point last month. Going to be a challenge if Strep becomes a wider spread problem.