A 700-year-old mummy from the Bolivian Andes is quietly reshaping what scientists thought they knew about ancient diseases.

A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat ...

Researchers have identified the genetic material of scarlet fever while examining a tooth from a naturally mummified skull housed at MUNARQ, the National Museum of Archaeology in La Paz. Using a ...

A recent study published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal explores the emerging invasive group A Streptococcus M1 uk lineage and highlights the importance of its detection. Study: Emerging ...

Streptococcus pyogenes, which is often called group A Streptococcus, infects people around the world. While estimates vary, these infections could be responsible for the deaths of over half a million ...

February 17, 2011 — For the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis, specific testing remains important before treatment with an antibiotic, which can entail penicillin or a first-generation ...

Learn how the bacterium for scarlet fever was found in a pre-Colombian mummy from Bolivia, challenging the history of the ...