One iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious malady

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The bump on a young California girl’s hand was mysterious – and growing. It wasn’t until she had seen two doctors and undergone a biopsy that her family realized the cause: The child had gotten in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, resulting in what may be the first documented infection of a rare bacterial infection in a human from an iguana bite.

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One iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious malady

The bump on a young California girl's hand was mysterious -- and growing. It wasn't until she had seen two doctors and undergone a biopsy that her family realized the cause: The child had gotten in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, resulting in what may be the first documented infection of a rare bacterial infection in a human from an iguana bite.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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One iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious malady

By Jen Christensen, CNN The bump on a young California girl’s hand was mysterious — and growing. It wasn’t until she had seen two doctors and undergone a biopsy that her family realized the cause: The child had gotten in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, resulting in what may be

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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An iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious infection

When a child got in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, it resulted in what may be the first documented bacterial infection in a human from an iguana bite.

2 months ago·Sacramento, United States

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An iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious infection

When a child got in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, it resulted in what may be the first documented bacterial infection in a human from an iguana bite.

2 months ago·Boston, United States

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An iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious infection

When a child got in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, it resulted in what may be the first documented bacterial infection in a human from an iguana bite.

2 months ago·Cincinnati, United States

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An iguana's taste for cake leaves a young girl with a mysterious infection

When a child got in the way of a hungry iguana with a sweet tooth, it resulted in what may be the first documented bacterial infection in a human from an iguana bite.

2 months ago

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