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Intraoral view of strep throat, caused by group A streptococci (2)

The patient exhibited redness and edema of the oropharynx and petechiae on the soft palate. Group A streptococci are spread through direct contact with mucus from the nose or throat of persons who are infected or through contact with infected wounds or sores on the skin. (Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library. Image 3183. Photograph by Dr. Heinz F Eichenwald, CDC, 1958. Public domain.)

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