This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63870200
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 5 | Version 6 |
|---|---|
| Strep A: Mum warns of symptoms after child's illness | Strep A: Mum warns of symptoms after child's illness |
| (2 months later) | |
| Strep A symptoms can look similar to cold and flu symptoms at first | Strep A symptoms can look similar to cold and flu symptoms at first |
| A mother is warning other parents to be aware of the symptoms of Strep A infections after both her daughters came down with the disease. | A mother is warning other parents to be aware of the symptoms of Strep A infections after both her daughters came down with the disease. |
| Joanne Jones, from Llandudno, Conwy county, initially thought her daughter had a chest infection. | Joanne Jones, from Llandudno, Conwy county, initially thought her daughter had a chest infection. |
| "If something doesn't seem right, go straight to the doctor," Ms Jones warned after she had to wait over nine hours in A&E for treatment. | "If something doesn't seem right, go straight to the doctor," Ms Jones warned after she had to wait over nine hours in A&E for treatment. |
| Conwy County Council said it was advising parents through schools. | Conwy County Council said it was advising parents through schools. |
| What is Strep A and what are the symptoms to look out for? | What is Strep A and what are the symptoms to look out for? |
| Strep A: Penarth family traumatised by daughter's death | Strep A: Penarth family traumatised by daughter's death |
| Strep A: Penarth primary school child dies of disease | Strep A: Penarth primary school child dies of disease |
| Eight children across the UK have died from complications caused by the disease. | Eight children across the UK have died from complications caused by the disease. |
| Joanne's eight-year-old daughter became extremely poorly with Strep A | Joanne's eight-year-old daughter became extremely poorly with Strep A |
| Ms Jones' daughter developed scarlet fever as a result of her Strep A infection. | Ms Jones' daughter developed scarlet fever as a result of her Strep A infection. |
| Ms Jones said: "My daughter started off with a cough, which got worse, I thought she maybe had a chest infection. | Ms Jones said: "My daughter started off with a cough, which got worse, I thought she maybe had a chest infection. |
| "Then it turned into some kind of sickness bug, so I thought she had one of those 24-hour things. | "Then it turned into some kind of sickness bug, so I thought she had one of those 24-hour things. |
| "But after four days of hardly eating, I knew it wasn't just a bug. At times she seemed OK. Then her temp would spike to 40 degrees." | "But after four days of hardly eating, I knew it wasn't just a bug. At times she seemed OK. Then her temp would spike to 40 degrees." |
| Ms Jones described how her daughter's skin would go red and felt extremely hot. Her cough also worsened as days went by and she became very drowsy. | Ms Jones described how her daughter's skin would go red and felt extremely hot. Her cough also worsened as days went by and she became very drowsy. |
| "She was leaning into me, falling asleep on the street. | "She was leaning into me, falling asleep on the street. |
| "Then I noticed she had a rash like a strawberry on her tongue, and a rash came out on her cheeks, but it can also be on children's chest and back." | "Then I noticed she had a rash like a strawberry on her tongue, and a rash came out on her cheeks, but it can also be on children's chest and back." |
| A pink-red rash on the tongue, chest or back is a symptom of scarlet fever | A pink-red rash on the tongue, chest or back is a symptom of scarlet fever |
| Ms Jones took her daughter to A&E and said she had to wait nine and a half hours before her daughter was seen, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. | Ms Jones took her daughter to A&E and said she had to wait nine and a half hours before her daughter was seen, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. |
| She was given a prescription for penicillin and her mother was advised to keep all her children off school. | She was given a prescription for penicillin and her mother was advised to keep all her children off school. |
| Strep A schools may be given preventive antibiotics | Strep A schools may be given preventive antibiotics |
| Ms Jones' youngest daughter aged three, also caught the infection and is being treated with antibiotics. | Ms Jones' youngest daughter aged three, also caught the infection and is being treated with antibiotics. |
| Speaking on behalf of Public Health Wales, Dr Graham Brown, consultant in communicable disease control, said: "Some children with cold and flu-like symptoms - sore throat, headache, fever - may be experiencing some of the early symptoms of scarlet fever, which also circulates at this time of year. | Speaking on behalf of Public Health Wales, Dr Graham Brown, consultant in communicable disease control, said: "Some children with cold and flu-like symptoms - sore throat, headache, fever - may be experiencing some of the early symptoms of scarlet fever, which also circulates at this time of year. |
| "These children will go on to develop scarlet fever-specific symptoms, including a fine pink-red rash that feels like sandpaper to touch, and parents should contact their GP. | "These children will go on to develop scarlet fever-specific symptoms, including a fine pink-red rash that feels like sandpaper to touch, and parents should contact their GP. |
| "The best thing that parents can do is to provide the care they would usually provide for a child with cold and flu-like symptoms, but to familiarise themselves with the symptoms of scarlet fever and iGAS as a precaution." | "The best thing that parents can do is to provide the care they would usually provide for a child with cold and flu-like symptoms, but to familiarise themselves with the symptoms of scarlet fever and iGAS as a precaution." |
| Conwy County Council said: "As this subject has been in the national media over recent weeks, we have shared Public Health Wales' guidance about streptococcal disease with all our schools." | Conwy County Council said: "As this subject has been in the national media over recent weeks, we have shared Public Health Wales' guidance about streptococcal disease with all our schools." |
| Joanne's daughter is being treated with antibiotics | Joanne's daughter is being treated with antibiotics |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Wales | Wales |
| Health | |
| NHS Wales | NHS Wales |