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When certain strains of group A Streptococcus infect an individual, sometimes antibody-antigen complexes accumulate in the kidneys. This disease is called __________.

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Glomerulonephritis.

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The part of the kidney that's responsible for straining the blood is called Glomeruli. When these are infected with certain strains of group A Streptococcus, the disease that causes the antibody-antigen complexes to accumulate in the Glomeruli is called "Glomerulonephritis".

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