Jaydon Davis, 6, passed away on Wednesday, March 6. He had invasive group A strep. His father is urging families to bring their children to the hospital if they have a fever.
Grade 1 student developed a fever, chills, and was prescribed a puffer during an online doctor's appointment, but died a day later. A six-year-old boy from Dartmouth, N.S., has died after contracting an invasive strep A infection and his father is now encouraging other families to take their children to the hospital if they have a fever.
Davis said Jaydon developed a mild fever on Sunday, March 3. He said it didn't seem too serious because he was up chasing his sisters around and ate supper. The next morning, he said Jaydon seemed well enough to go to school, however he came home with a fever. Davis said there was nothing out of the ordinary about his fever.
"Sometime in the middle of the night on Tuesday, the group strep A just attacked his body ... his mother found him in the morning and he was gone," Davis said.when the common strep A bacteria spreads to parts of the body where bacteria are not normally found, such as the blood, lungs, muscles, joints and bones, or the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
"Approximately two weeks ago, there was a tragic death of a young individual in our province with invasive group A streptococcal," said Jennifer Lewandowski.Davis said the community, including Jaydon's school, have been very supportive to the family. He said grief counselors were sent to the school and students wrote messages and drew pictures. He said those gestures have meant a lot.
" was quite ill before we got that notification," he said. "They advised all families who had been exposed to it to take antibiotics as a precaution." "Community Pharmacy Primary Care Clinics offer Strep A assessment and point-of-care testing," the association said in an email. "Those who are experiencing symptoms of invasive Group A strep should seek medical care immediately."
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