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NEWS ABOUT: strep throat

strep throat stories: 2 news summaries

 Strep Throat 
 Likely Killed 
 Mozart 


'Minor epidemic' hit Vienna

Aug 18, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some have speculated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died of eating undercooked pork; others have said he was poisoned. Now researchers believe he may have died of strep throat, Reuters reports. There was a “minor epidemic” of strep in Vienna when Mozart died, and findings suggest “Mozart was one of... More »

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classical music • history • Vienna • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • strep throat

Long Dormant, Scarlet Fever Returns to UK

Brits had 3K cases
last year; disease seems more virulent

Feb 16, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Scarlet fever may seem like a disease of bygone times—it's what took Beth away from the Little Women and sealed the fate of the Velveteen Rabbit—but for many Britons it has become all too current. England and Wales have seen a spike in cases, with 3,000 last... More »

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medicine • disease • United Kingdom • epidemic • scarlet fever • strep throat

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