Is it possible to die from strep throat?

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Yes it is possible to die from strep throat. Remember, strep throat won't kill you but untreated strep throat can lead to rheumatic fever. If not treated with antibiotics, rheumatic fever can be deadly.

Its interesting to note that people have seem to forgotten about rheumatic fever and scarlet fever which are complications of strep throat. With the advent of penicillin, we don't see these relatively common problems in the yesteryears, nowadays.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003940.htm

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yes, it is. If left untreated, the throat swells up and you can't breathe. You can die from an attack of not being able to breathe.

Only if you have a heart murmur, like myself. The antibiotics they use for strep throat could be deadly to your heart. yes

You cannot die form strep throat becaus ethe bacterial infection you get isn't strong enough to go over ur blood cell count..

Yes, but not likely in this day and age.

Yes it could lead to a virus that goes into the brain stem. Keep that in mind all you tongue pierced people! Definitely yes! My brother was within hours of dieing because he refused to go to the doctors. The doctor said that he would had less then 20 hours to live if he had not gotten in so soon!

no, not strep throat. if the strepthroat weakens your immune system enough you can catch something that will kill you
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sufferer of chronic strep thraot

No. You will not die from strep throat by itself. The streptococcal bacteria must enter your blood stream and cause a systemic infection known as sepsis. Sepsis will kill you if you don't have proper medical attention immediately. For more info on strep check out this website.
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http://www.webmd.com/hw/strep_throat/hw54747.asp

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