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03/16/2017 / By Thomas Dishaw

Shocking: Strep throat responsible for Michigan man’s quadruple amputation

Most people are familiar with Streptococcal pharyngitis, or Strep throat, causing a sore throat, fever, and swollen tonsils. Though it typically goes away via antibiotics or home remedies, one man in Michigan almost lost his life after Strep traveled to his stomach. Kevin Breen, a 44-year-old from Alto, MI, a suburb in Grand Rapids, began suffering […]

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