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How are group a streptococci spread?
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Contact: Group a streptococci are part of skin flora and can be spread person to person by skin contact.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Resp and contact : Strep lives in the throat and on the skin. It is transmitted via respiratory droplets or by direct contact.
Answered 9/28/2016
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