Word: streptococci
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...catch a man. It is man's overreaction to many germs, a sort of immunological overkill, that puts him at risk, since his weapons for fighting off bacteria are so powerful that they endanger him as much as they do invaders. Most people, for example, can carry streptococci without any problems. It is only when the body reacts to their presence and produces large numbers of antibodies to fight them that rheumatic fever, which can have numerous adverse effects, results...