Don't send children with SORE THROATS to school, 政府 advice 示唆するs まっただ中に Strep A 突発／発生 - but 専門家s 勧める parents to use their 'ありふれた sense'

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Children with sore throats shouldn't …に出席する school because they may have Strep A, 公式の／役人 指導／手引 示唆するd today.?

Department for Education bosses also 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） 頭痛s, which can be a 調印する of dozens of 病気s, as a symptom of the usually-害のない bug.

Its advice comes as panic grows over Britain's 現在進行中の 突発／発生, with nine children dead 予定 to Strep A already this winter.

専門家s today 勧めるd parents to use their 'ありふれた sense' on whether their child is unwell, instead looking out for a 下降 in their health that does not get better.?

What are the symptoms of Strep A? How does it spread? And is it the same as scarlet fever? Everything you need to know about the 殺し屋 bug 広範囲にわたる Britain?

What is Strep A?

Group A Streptococcus (Group A Strep or Strep A) bacteria can 原因（となる） many different 感染s.

The bacteria are 一般的に 設立する in the throat and on the 肌, and some people have no symptoms.

感染s 原因（となる）d by Strep A 範囲 from minor illnesses to serious and deadly 病気s.

They 含む the 肌 感染 impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat.

While the 広大な 大多数 of 感染s are 比較して 穏やかな, いつかs the bacteria 原因（となる） an illness called invasive Group A Streptococcal 病気.

What is invasive Group A Streptococcal 病気?

Invasive Group A Strep 病気 is いつかs a life-脅すing 感染 in which the bacteria have 侵略するd parts of the 団体／死体, such as the 血, 深い muscle or 肺s.

Two of the most 厳しい, but rare, forms of invasive 病気 are necrotising fasciitis and streptococcal 有毒な shock syndrome.

Necrotising fasciitis is also known as the 'flesh-eating 病気' and can occur if a 負傷させる gets 感染させるd.

Streptococcal 有毒な shock syndrome is a 速く 進歩ing 感染 原因（となる）ing low 血 圧力/shock and 損失 to 組織／臓器s such as the 腎臓s, 肝臓 and 肺s.

This type of 有毒な shock has a high death 率.

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The NHS already says that children with a tickly throat or a 冷淡な are 安全な to …に出席する school.?

Though, youngsters struck 負かす／撃墜する with a fever should be kept at home, によれば its advice page designed to help parents make the 'tricky' 決定／判定勝ち（する） as to whether or not to keep your child off school.

Children with impetigo or scarlet fever, two illnesses 原因（となる）d by Strep A, are not supposed to go to school until 24 to 48 hours after starting 抗生物質s.

The DFE 指導／手引 was sent out today, almost a week after health bosses first raised the alarm about 異常に high levels of the bacterial 感染.

Professor David Livermore, a microbiologist at the University of East Anglia, told MailOnline: 'A child with a strep A 感染 certainly should be kept home and given 抗生物質s.

'The problem with the 政府’s advice is that the 広大な／多数の／重要な 大多数 of children with a sore throat will have a ウイルス, not strep A. And they’ve 行方不明になるd やめる enough school already.'

Professor Paul Hunter, an epidemiologist at the University of East Anglia, told MailOnline that the new advice could see children unnecessarily have time off school.

Pupils will 行方不明になる classes 'for a few days' if their parents think their sore throat could be strep, he said.

However, the youngsters of parents who 裁判官 their sore throat to most likely be a 穏やかな viral illness won't 行方不明になる school, Professor Hunter said.?

Professor Carl Heneghan, an 専門家 in 証拠-based 薬／医学 at the University of Oxford, told MailOnline that tens or hundreds of thousands more children will be off school this winter 予定 to a 殺到する in flu, RSV and Strep A 事例／患者s, along with parents over-慎重に keeping their children off school.

This is 悪化させるd by a 'perfect 嵐／襲撃する' of dropping 気温s, which '軍隊s everyone inside' and 感染s to spread, he said.?

Most youngsters will experience a 穏やかな and self-限界ing illness that lasts 24 to 48 hours, Professor Heneghan said.?

But he 勧めるd parents to be 'pragmatic' and use their 'ありふれた sense' when 裁判官ing their child's illness and 捜し出す NHS care if they are 関心d.

Professor Keith Willison, a biologist at 皇室の College London, told MailOnline that 'keeping children in 永久の 孤立／分離 is not a 生産力のある 戦略 in the long run'.

Strep A 感染s 答える／応じる 井戸／弁護士席 to 抗生物質s, so parents should watch out to see whether their child has the 関連した symptoms, he 追加するd.

The DFE 指導／手引 said: 'If you 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑う your child may have Strep A they should not …に出席する school and you should 接触する your doctor (or 999 in an 緊急)...

'As a 警戒, here we 供給する （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） for schools and 早期に years providers and parents on the 調印するs and symptoms of Strep A 感染s and what to do if you think a child has developed these.'

Symptoms can 含む a sore throat, 頭痛, and fever, along with a 罰金, pinkish or red 団体／死体 無分別な with a sandpapery feel. On darker 肌, the 無分別な can be more difficult to （悪事，秘密などを）発見する visually but will have a sandpapery feel.

Education bosses also said children at 影響する／感情d schools do not need to be kept at home if they are 井戸／弁護士席.?

But parents should 接触する their GP or NHS 111 if they 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑う their child has scarlet fever.?

It comes as pharmacists and parents have 警告するd of difficulties 接近ing the 抗生物質s used to 扱う／治療する Strep A.?

Zeshan Rehmani, director of a pharmacy in Manchester, told Sky News:?'There's no 麻薬s. Today, we 港／避難所't been able to get any penicillin in 在庫／株 at all.

'Pharmacists across the country are thinking we 港／避難所't got enough penicillin to fill our prescriptions.'

一方／合間, a mother has told of her difficulties 接近ing the life-saving 麻薬s for her daughter after she was 診断するd with Strep A and 定める／命ずるd 抗生物質s.

Victoria Hoult's daughter Ella, who was 診断するd with Strep A, was sent home without 抗生物質s after eight hours in A&E because the hospital ran out.

She was able to return the に引き続いて day to collect the 麻薬s but said the experience was 'really scary'.

This 地図／計画する shows the 率s of??invasive Group A Streptococcal 病気 (iGAS), a serious form of Strep A 感染 in England's 地域s. 率s are 事例／患者s per 100,000 people with the 突発／発生 highest in Yorkshire and the Humber and lowest in the East of England

The number serious 感染s from Strep A in England for this time year (thin green line) is far higher than pre-pandemic seasons. The 現在の number of total 事例／患者s is also much higher than the 頂点（に達する）s of every year except 2017/18 (thin blue line). Source: UKHSA

事例／患者s of scarlet fever, another 可能性のある 複雑化 of strep A 感染s are also on the rise this year (thin grey line) compared to others. Source: UKHSA

However, 公式の／役人s have 主張するd that there are no 不足s of the 麻薬.

Health 長官 Steve Barclay?（人命などを）奪う，主張するd he is in 'の近くに 接触する' with 供給者s and 非，不，無 have 知らせるd him that 在庫／株s of the 重要な 麻薬s are low, something they are 義務-bound to do.

Mr Barclay 追加するd that 'we have good 供給（する）' but the country's 薬／医学 在庫／株s are 存在 kept under 'constant review'.

And Rishi Sunak told MPs: 'There are no 現在の 不足s of 麻薬s 利用できる to 扱う／治療する this and there are 井戸／弁護士席-設立するd 手続きs in place to 確実にする that that remains the 事例／患者.'

It comes as an 専門家 today called for children to wear?masks in classrooms ーするために 含む／封じ込める Strep A.

Dr Stephen Griffin, an 感染性の 病気 専門家 at the University of 物陰／風下d, said 直面する coverings would have a 'tremendous imp 行為／法令／行動する at 減少（する）ing 伝達／伝染'.

令状ing in The i, he said masks, along with ventilation, better 手渡す hygiene and ワクチン接種 運動s would '劇的な 減ずる the need for extreme 普及した use of 抗生物質s'.

Dr Griffin 追加するd:?'Why 許す kids to be 感染させるd when ワクチンs are 利用できる, or simple 対策 減ずる （危険などに）さらす?

'We don’t have ワクチンs for all 感染s, but the combination of 存在するing 薬／医学s with other 対策 could 減ずる the （死傷者）数 of seasonal illnesses on our 全住民 going 今後. We could do so much better.'

Dr Griffin, a member of the 議論の的になる Indy SAGE group, also tweeted: 'Strep A is spread by respiratory droplets and の近くに 接触する... Erm, masks anyone?'?

From the 'bubbly' seven-year-old whose father 猛烈に tried CPR to save, to the four-year-old who loved 調査するing: All the 犠牲者s of Strep A so far

Muhammad Ibrahim Ali

The four-year-old boy …に出席するd Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Bucks.

He died at home from a cardiac 逮捕（する） in 中央の-November after 契約ing a Strep A 感染.

He was 定める／命ずるd 抗生物質s.

His mother Shabana Kousar told the Bucks 解放する／自由な 圧力（をかける）: 'The loss is 広大な／多数の／重要な and nothing will 取って代わる that.?

'He was very helpful around the house and やめる adventurous, he loved 調査するing and enjoyed the forest school, his best day was a Monday and said how Monday was the best day of the week.

Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, who …に出席するd Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Bucks, died after 契約ing the bacterial 感染

Hannah Roap?

The 'bubbly' and 'beautiful' seven-year-old is the only child to have died from Strep A in むちの跡s so far.

Her 荒廃させるd parents told how their 'hearts had broken into a million pieces'.?

The first 調印するs of the 感染 were m ild, Hanna's father Abul took his daughter to the GP after cough got worse 夜通し.?

She was 定める／命ずるd steroids and sent home, but she died いっそう少なく than 12 hours later.?

Mr Roap 解任するd how he 猛烈に tried to resuscitate his child: 'She stopped breathing at 8pm but we were not すぐに aware because she was sleeping.

'I did CPR, I tried to 生き返らせる her but it didn't work. Paramedics arrived and continued the CPR but it was too late.'???

Mr Roap said the family was 'utterly 荒廃させるd' and を待つing answers from the hospital.

The family believe she might have lived if she was 最初 given 抗生物質s.?

Hanna Roap, who …に出席するd Victoria 最初の／主要な School in Penarth, むちの跡s, died after 契約ing Strep A last month. Her family say they have been 'traumatised' by h er death

Stella-Lily McCorkindale

Five-year-old Stella-Lily McCokindale is the ninth British child to have died に引き続いて a Strep A 感染, and the first in Northern Ireland.?

She died on December 5 at?王室の Belfast Hospital.

In a 尊敬の印 on social マスコミ, her father Robert said the pair had 'loved every minute' of 存在 together as they went on scooter and bike rides.

'If prays, thoughts, feelings and love could of worked she would of walked out of that hospital 持つ／拘留するing her daddy's 手渡す,' he said.??

Stella …に出席するd 黒人／ボイコット Mountain 最初の／主要な School, who said she was 'a 有望な and talented little girl' and 述べるd her death as a '悲劇の loss'.?

Five-year-old Stella-Lily McCokindale who …に出席するd?黒人／ボイコット Mountain 最初の／主要な School in Belfast died in earl y December after 契約ing Strep A

Four of the six other deaths 含む:

• An 身元不明の six-year-old pupil who …に出席するd Ashford Church of England 最初の／主要な School in England in Surrey.
• A 最初の／主要な school pupil who …に出席するd St John's School in Ealing, west London.?
• A 12-year-old boy …に出席するing?Colfe's School in Lewisham, south east London.?
• An 身元不明の child at?Morelands 最初の／主要な School in Waterlooville.