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To: CholeraJoe; secret garden

ceej, is it possible to have a resistance to strep? we have NEVER had it in our house, not once, and my oldest is almost 19 yo. xsteen has had a headache and bad sore throat for 3 days running this week. sent her to the dr. today, thinking well there can always be a first. nope. nothing grew. they will continue to watch to see if anything shows up later, but they are thinking it is viral.


88 posted on 04/26/2007 9:03:08 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Never having Strep is more a matter of random good fortune than resistance. There are numerous viruses that can cause sore throat and the Rapid Strep Screen is very good for diagnosing acute Strep infections. If it's negative, it's unlikely that she has strep.

Had you told me that suddenly everyone in the house was getting strep, I would have blamed the dogs since they can be carriers. You may recall that President Reagan's KCS had to have his tonsils out for that reason.

90 posted on 04/26/2007 9:31:49 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (Beebers stuned - $5. Two for $8.)
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To: xsmommy

I had it for the first time in my life last month and I’ve been around it plenty.


100 posted on 04/26/2007 11:09:00 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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