According to the World Health Organization, an increase in the number of streptococci A has also been recorded in France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden.
Dr Andrew Pekosz, a virologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said it was too early in the United States to tell if we would see a “big outbreak”. He warned that this could be a problem if we see an increase in bacterial infections at the same time as we fight against viral “tripledemic”.
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He added that viral infections can sometimes lead to bacterial infections, so the increase is not entirely unrelated to the other types of illnesses we see.
Experts warn of the bacteria. It is dangerous especially for children.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children are especially vulnerable to streptococcal infections.
Streptococcus can sometimes lead to a more serious illness such as scarlet fever. In rare cases, strep A can also cause necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which are extremely dangerous and can even be fatal.
Influenza and RSV cases are on the rise
The Polish Ministry of Health has not reported an increase in the number of cases of invasive streptococcus groups A. However, in our country, there has been an increase in the number of cases of influenza and RSV.
The Polish Radio 1 guest pointed out that almost half of these people were children under the age of 14. He is hospitalized because of flu more than 1.6 thousand people, including in cardiology departments, because the virus also causes cardiac symptoms. A person over 65 has died. Variant A of the influenza virus dominates – it accounts for more than 60%. all cases.
The deputy head of the Ministry of Health also informed that currently the number of flu infections is 111 people per 100,000 inhabitants. He also pointed out that the peak of the disease has not yet been reached. – In total, almost two million Poles have fallen ill with the flu since September – said Waldemar Kraska. He also called for flu vaccinations as less than 695,000 people have been vaccinated so far. people.
