A 28-year-old woman from rural Maharashtra presents with acute pharyngitis, fever (39.2°C), and enlarged tonsils with exudate. Throat culture grows β-hemolytic cocci in chains. Regarding S. pyogenes, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

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