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Health officials say parents should be aware of an infection called strep A, after children in the UK died from it.
While most people do not get extremely sick, the highly contagious bacterium that causes the infection can cause serious illness and complications.Many people carry it harmlessly without even knowing, but they can spread it to others who might become ill.Outbreaks can sometimes happen in places like schools and care homes.Most often, symptoms are mild - a sore throat or a skin infection that can be easily treated with antibiotics.
Doctors usually diagnose and treat strep A infections based on a person's symptoms, rather than test results, but they may take a throat swab. In the UK, rapid turnaround swab tests are not used by the NHS. Prof Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, told the BBC: "We are not advising using those at the moment. It's very much a clinical diagnosis."
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