A mum tragically died on Christmas Eve after her Strep A symptoms were thought to be a bout of flu.
Carolyn Butcher, 48, died from multiple organ failure, presumed invasive group a streptococcal disease (Strep A), and variceal haemorrhage, Daily Record reports.
The mum-of-five, from Ayrshire, Scotland, was only admitted to Crosshouse Hospital after her fiancé begged 999 operators to send another ambulance out to the stricken mum who had started vomiting blood later that night.
