Travels with Bacteria
Erin’s unexpected medical journey started with a bacterial infection, one with a lineage of epidemics and evolution, queens and the Muppets. In modern times, group A streptococcus, its medical acronym is GAS, usually turns up as strep throat. When I really hated high school, I fantasized that a good case of strep would give me reason to miss days, possibly weeks of class. I had no idea.