The six-year-old boy died within 48 hours after developing symptoms of invasive group A streptococcal, his father says.
A six-year-old has passed away after contracting an aggressive form of strep A in Nova Scotia. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, Public Health says the province has been seeing an increase in cases.The family of Jaydon Davis is speaking out with the hope of preventing a similar tragedy.
“It seemed to be a normal fever,” he said. Instead, they set up a virtual doctor’s appointment through the family’s private health plan and Jaydon was prescribed a puffer for his cough.The family later learned he had contracted an aggressive form of strep known as invasive group A streptococcal disease .
However, the province has seen an increase in positive cases of invasive group A strep when compared to 2022 rates and pre-pandemic years. “Most cases are single ‘sporadic’ cases. Group A strep can cause common infections such as strep throat and skin infections. Rarely the infection is severe, and can result in blood infections, pneumonia requiring intensive care, or it can cause necrotizing fasciitis .”
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