The anti-epidemic measures in the past few years have reduced children's chances of contracting other diseases, leading to a decline in herd immunity and making them more susceptible to infection after the epidemic is lifted.

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[Text/Hu Huining, Special Correspondent in Europe] Winter in the UK is already a season of raging flu, but the most shocking epidemic at the end of 2022 is a type of streptococcus (Strep A), which can quickly infect children under the age of 15. The death occurred, causing the parents to panic.

Some parents even called for the school to be closed because the child's symptoms were severe and they believed that the illness was worse than the new crown.

The initial symptoms of Streptococcus A infection were mild, usually such as sore throat, skin rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and mild fever. However, on the same day, they quickly turned into severe coughing, and died without warning the next day, leaving the family completely devastated. Can not accept.

According to statistics from England's Health and Safety Agency, compared with before the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the number of infants infected with this bacteria in the winter of that year was significantly 5 times higher, and about 20 children died at the end of the year alone.

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Although the British Health Bureau confirmed that the number of infections has increased, most of them are mild symptoms, but there are more severe cases leading to death than in previous years, so parents are warned.

The most terrible thing is that some schoolchildren contracted scarlet fever. In the second half of November, nearly 1,000 cases appeared rapidly.

As usual, Streptococcus A infection usually surges every 3 to 4 years, but the long-term isolation during the COVID-19 epidemic has completely disrupted the practice of this circular infection.

The anti-epidemic measures in the past few years have reduced the chances of children being infected with other diseases, leading to a decline in herd immunity and making them more susceptible to infection after the anti-epidemic is lifted.

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