Spread of infection Strep bacteria may spread, causing infection in: Tonsils Sinuses Skin Blood Middle ear Inflammatory reactions Strep infection may lead to inflammatory illnesses, including: Scarlet fever, a streptococcal infection characterized by a prominent rash Inflammation of the kidney (poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis) Rheumatic fever, a serious inflammatory condition that can affect the heart, joints, nervous system and skin Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis, a condition that causes inflammation of the joints A possible relationship has been suggested between strep infection and a rare condition called pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with group A streptococci (PANDAS)
Testai, MD, PhD, FAHA, a professor of neurology and rehabilitation at the University of Illinois at Chicago
More than 1 in 3 West Virginia high school students reported current use of e-cigarettes, which was a 150% increase from 2017 to 2019 alone
References 1 Tobacco Smoking in the National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022-2023 2 Relationship of tobacco smoking to cause-specific mortality: contemporary estimates from Australia
