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[arizona1]

Strep throat was our yearly occurrence, usually around easter every year.

This is actually real thing.

PANDAS—Questions and Answers

What causes PANDAS?
Strep bacteria are very ancient organisms that survive in the human host by hiding from the immune system as long as possible.
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/pandas

[janice shell]

I never had scarlet fever. Had my tonsils out when I was seven or eight.