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Warpy

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2. Since antibiotics kill it
Sat Apr 1, 2023, 03:21 PM
Apr 2023

it's definitely bacterial and a nasty variety of strep is close to the top of the list of suspects. Because it's still fairly rare and happens in remote areas where the poorest live, chances are a successful culture has never been obtained and even if one had, money for research has been very slow in coming.

Dietary deficiencies need to be determined, along with possible disease vectors like insects. The disease is rare, even among the poor, so tracking it down is going to be a real challenge.

Climate change means diseases like these will most likely become more widespread and common.

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