Streptococcus Hemolytic

Hemolytic Streptococcus (S. Pyogenes) is a species of bacteria that can cause various diseases in humans and animals. It belongs to the Streptococcaceae family and is one of the most common pathogens of infectious diseases.

Hemolytic streptococci have the form of a coccus (ball) and can be either gram-positive or gram-negative. They can grow on common media such as meat peptone agar and blood agar.

The main symptoms of the disease caused by Hemolytic streptococci are sore throat, fever, headache, weakness and general malaise. In some cases, they can cause complications such as rheumatism, endocarditis and other infectious diseases.

Antibiotics such as penicillin and erythromycin are used to treat streptococcal infections. However, if symptoms do not improve after several days of treatment, hospitalization and further testing may be required.

In addition, streptococci can cause disease in other animals such as pigs, cows and sheep. In this case, they can lead to various diseases such as mastitis, pneumonia and other infections.

In general, streptococcal infections pose a serious threat to human and animal health, so it is necessary to take measures to prevent and treat them.