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HEALTHJul 21 · 20:16 UTCWSMV4 NASHVILLEBrynn Meade, Gray News staff

12-year-old girl survives septic shock from flea-borne illness after coming home from youth camp

A 12-year-old Texas girl, Hope Smith, survived septic shock caused by flea-borne murine typhus after returning from a youth camp. She was hospitalized for six days, with symptoms including a high fever and respiratory issues, before being diagnosed and treated with doxycycline by pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Gueorgui Dubrocq.

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