2024-03-26 19:47:00
Amal Allam wrote Tuesday, March 26, 2024 09:47 PM
Reuters website revealed that Japan warns of an increase in cases Having a sore throat Streptomyces fatalis, explaining that, as of March 10, Japan had recorded 474 cases of the most dangerous streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which has a mortality rate of up to 30%. This syndrome occurs when the infection spreads throughout the body, which may cause organ failure.
Japanese health authorities have warned of a jump in cases of deadly strep throat, with cases rising nearly three-fold from last year in Tokyo.
Across the country, cases of streptococcus throat infections are being diagnosed at a rate four times that of the past five years, according to a Health Ministry report. Earlier this month, as of March 10, Japan had recorded 474 cases of the more serious streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
Hitoshi Honda, a professor of infectious diseases at Fujita Health University, said the disease is not a respiratory disease like pneumonia or coronavirus, so it is unlikely to lead to an epidemic situation.
“This is a droplet infection,” Honda added, explaining that hand hygiene is very important to prevent invasive streptococcal infections. Reportedly, the rise in cases led the North Korean soccer team to abruptly cancel a World Cup qualifier in Japan last week.
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