{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/638f60dc014fbe0011cbb167?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Strep A: Everything you need to know","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/strep-a-cases-dies-hospital-belfast-london-lewisham-b1045083.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nine children in the UK have died with Strep A</a> in recent weeks. What symptoms should parents look out for? How can we avoid infection? Are lockdowns to blame for a drop in immunity? We hear from mum of three Hayley Tidley about her son’s experience with Strep A. Plus our <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DanPKeane\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Health Reporter Daniel Keane</a> talks through the symptoms, how Strep A spreads, and why we've seen a rise in infections over recent weeks. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Hayley’s experience looking after her son with Strep A</li><li>What symptoms did he develop?</li><li>Hayley's advice to parents</li><li>What has caused this recent outbreak?</li><li>Are Covid lockdowns partly to blame for this recent rise in infections?</li><li>Could antibiotics be the solution?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}