Dr Scott Walkin, who is a practising GP in Co Mayo, said that if Strep A 'gets into the wrong place in the body' that 'can be very troublesome'
Infections with the bacteria are usually mild, causing anything from a sore throat to scarlet fever but can develop into a more serious illness.
Clinical Lead in Infection Control with the Irish College of GPs, Dr Scott Walkin, said Group A Strep is quite a common infection. Dr Walkin said he has not seen a case of Strep A recently but has seen cases of the more common version that causes a sore throat. He said that the likely explanation for the increase in lots of viruses, such as RSV and the flu, this year coming earlier and also the increase in the number of serious Strep A infections is due to less exposure of the immune system to these infections during the lockdown periods.
He said that for children, when they become seriously ill they can do so very quickly and can deteriorate very fast no matter what the viral or bacterial cause.
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