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Some children are more likely to have an infection from strep bacteria because of a low antibody response to the infection.4
Your body's immune system works to defend you from illnesses.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
Respiratory viruses are circulating en masse across Central Texas, from severe cases of the flu to COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (aka RSV) and even some strep.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Jan. 2024
Another 300-400,000 people a year die from rheumatic heart disease, a chronic condition caused by damage from strep infection.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Right now, in addition to COVID-19, Harbor Health offices are seeing a lot of strep as well as other non-COVID respiratory viruses.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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“Strep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strep. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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