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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Natural History==
* Before antibiotics the case fatality rate was over 50%, particularly dangerous in infants and elderly (84% and 72% respectively). Now it is often as low as 8% in major medical centers.


==References==
==References==

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  • Before antibiotics the case fatality rate was over 50%, particularly dangerous in infants and elderly (84% and 72% respectively). Now it is often as low as 8% in major medical centers.

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