Streptococcus is the most common bacteria found in the throat and mouth of the human body. Strep causes strep throat, of course, but has also been linked to gum disease, meningitis, pneumonia, endocartitis, and flesh-eating disease (necrotizing fasciitis). Sixty in 100,000 people get struck by invasive, severe streptococcal infections. To increase the problem, strep is [...]

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