A mum is urging parents to get their child to A&E if they think they might have a potentially deadly infection after watching her son battle Strep A in hospital. Little George Higham's mother, Jenna, shared a heart-wrenching snap of her son in hospital in Grimsby as a warning to others about the the infection that has killed six children since September.
The NHS says you should contact your GP or get medical advice straight away if you think you have any of the signs and symptoms of invasive disease. It also says you should tell your doctor if you have been in contact with someone who has had Group A Strep recently.
Jenna, 24, from Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, claims her GP misdiagnosed her son’s symptoms earlier this year as thrush, but she was sure he needed hospital treatment and phoned 111. George was diagnosed with Group A Strep infection, and recalling last August’s drama at Grimsby Hospital, Jenna told the Mirror: “It was such a frightening time.
