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Does strep throat cause garlic smelling breath?
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Smell of strep: Streptococcal infection of the throat does cause the breath to have a peculiar and unique odor. Once you have smelled it you know it. It could be described as garlic like but it is not exactly the same. Close but not quite!
Answered 2/24/2018
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