Five-year-old Cathy Kassis died of bacterial strep A after doctors misdiagnosed her with the common cold.
A family is coping with the untimely death of their daughter, who is five years old.
Australian resident Justin Sutton, who lives in Bathurst, described how his 5-year-old stepdaughter, Cathy Kassis, was brought to the doctor by her mother, Jasmine Worobez. According to the doctors, Cathy just had a cold and would get better soon.
However, according to News.com.au, medical personnel later discovered that Cathy had contracted strep A, a bacterial strain that first causes skin lesions, scarlet fever, and a sore throat.
Cathy had little chance of recovery because the infection had spread to the point where her body was collapsing by the time it was discovered.
