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Streptococcal Pharyngitis: NepalRelated Sites:
www.ha.org.hk/qmh/micro/strept.htm
www.textbookofbacteriology.net/streptococcus.html
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphp-dgspsp/msds-ftss/msds148e.html
www.medinfo.ufl.edu
www.healthlink.mcw.edu
www.kidshealth.org
www.dermatology.about.com
www.state.sd.us
-Direct or intimate contact with large nasal respiratory droplets of a patient or carrier during the two week period for identification of organism, prior to the appearace of lesions
-Group A Streptococci may be spread from humans to cattle, and vise versa, through raw milk
-Outbreaks may result from ingestion of contaminated foods
(www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphp-dgspsp/msds-ftss/msds148e.html)
Source: www.textbookofbacteriology.net/streptococcus.html