What is scarlett fever?

Answer 1

Scarlet fever is one step higher then a strep throat it can even kill you some of the problems you may have are

- chills

-neck swollen of a fever that goes up to 101, Scarlet fever produces poisons toxins in your body and that is when it turns into Streptococcal Toxic shock syndrome and that puts toxic gas into your system and that is how you die of scarlet fever

Scarlet fever gives you all of the above, and also it can produce a generalized rash that involves even the palms and the soles. A serious complication of Scarlet fever is Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, an acute kidney disease causing blood in the urine, increase blood pressure and generalized swelling, especially the face. This kidney problem appears 10 to 14 days after the skin infection.

Scarlet Fever is a communicable disease that is highly contagious. It is much more serious than strep throat. Persons with Scarlet Fever may experience high fever, chills, severe ear aches, and rash. Death may occur. Often while recovering the skin may peal.

Answer 2

!!Warning!! if you know a child, or have a child with symptoms of Scarlet Fever keep them out of school.

• Sore throat and fever (high temperature) are the typical first symptoms.
• A bright red (scarlet) rash soon develops. This is caused by a toxin (poison) that is made by the streptococcal bacteria. The toxin gets into the blood from the infected throat. The rash starts as small red spots, usually on the neck and upper chest. It soon spreads to many other parts of the body. The face may become quite flushed. The rash blanches (goes white) if you press on it.
• The tongue may become pale but coated with red spots ('strawberry tongue'). After a few days the whole tongue may look red.
• Other common symptoms include: headaches, vomiting, being off food, and feeling generally unwell.

Most children will recover fully within a week or so, even without treatment. (However, it is best to have treatment - see below.) The sore throat and fever last a few days, and then usually ease. The rash lasts about six days, and then usually fades away. As the rash fades, some of the skin may peel, mainly on the hands and feet (a bit like after being sunburnt).

What is the treatment for scarlet fever?

Treatment is to speed recovery and to prevent possible complications.

• Antibiotics. A 10 day course of penicillin is usually advised. Other antibiotics are advised if you are allergic to penicillin. Symptoms usually go in a few days, but it is important to finish the course of antibiotics. This makes sure all the bacteria are killed and reduces the chance of complications.
• Other treatments aim to keep the child comfortable until the illness goes.
  • Paracetamol (Calpol, Disprol, etc) reduces fever and eases aches and pains. ibuprofen is an alternative.
  • Keep the child cool. If the room is warm then take all their clothes off.
  • Give lots of cool drinks. This helps lower the fever and prevent dehydration.

What are the possible complications of scarlet fever?

Complications are uncommon, but can be serious. They include the following.

• Serious infection such as throat abscess, sinusitis, and spread of infection to the lungs which can cause pneumonia.
• Late complications sometimes develop 2-3 weeks after the infection has gone. These are rheumatic fever (which can damage the heart) and kidney damage (glomerulonephritis). These are due to immune reactions in the kidneys, heart, joints and other organs following infection with streptococcal bacteria.

Treatment with antibiotics reduces the chance of complications. Complications now rarely occur.

Is scarlet fever infectious?

Yes. Coughing, sneezing, and breathing out the bacteria can pass it on to others. It takes 2-4 days to develop symptoms after being infected. Keep children with scarlet fever off school, and away from others, for five days after starting antibiotics.

In summary

• Scarlet fever is an infectious illness.
• Full recovery is usual.
• Serious complications are now rare, probably due to antibiotic treatment.
• Finish the full course of antibiotics, even if symptoms soon go.

Answer 3

You get a rash like a sun burn with tiny bumps and may itch.

The rash usually appears on the neck.

Often leaves a clear spot around mouth.

Areas of rash usually turn white when you press on them.

You get a sore throat with a fever higher then 101*

The sore throat will pass in about 3-5 days.

Rash will pass about 6 days.

Maybe a Doctor could give better description.

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Answer 4

Scarlet fever is a disease caused by exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes. The term scarlatina may be used interchangeably with scarlet fever, though it is commonly used to indicate the less acute form of scarlet fever that is often seen since the beginning of the twentieth century.[1]

It is characterized by:

• Sore throat
• Fever

• Bright red tongue with a "strawberry" appearance
• Characteristic rash, which:

• is fine, red, and rough-textured; it blanches upon pressure
• appears 12-48 hours after the fever
• generally starts on the chest, armpits, and behind the ears
• spares the face (although some circumoral pallor is characteristic)
• is worse in the skin folds. These are called Pastia lines (where the rash runs together in the arm pits and groins) appear and can persist after the rash is gone
• may spread to cover the uvula.

• The rash begins to fade three to four days after onset and desquamation (peeling) begins. "This phase begins with flakes peeling from the face. Peeling from the palms and around the fingers occurs about a week later."[2] Peeling also occurs in axilla, groin, and tips of the fingers and toes.[3]

Diagnosis of scarlet fever is clinical. The blood test shows marked leukocytosis with neutrophilia and conservated or increased eosinophils, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP), and elevation of antistreptolysin O titer. Blood culture is rarely positive, but the streptococci can usually be demonstrated in throat culture. The complications of scarlet fever include septic complications due to spread of streptococcus in blood and immune-mediated complications due to an aberrant immune response. Septic complications, today rare, include ear and sinus infection, streptococcal pneumonia, empyema thoracis, meningitis and full-blown sepsis, upon which the condition may be called malignant scarlet fever.

Immune complications include acute glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever and erythema nodosum. The secondary scarlatinous disease, or secondary malignant syndrome of scarlet fever, includes renewed fever, renewed angina, septic ear, nose, and throat complications and kidney infection or rheumatic fever and is seen around the eighteenth day of untreated scarlet fever.

Answer 5

scarlet fever was discovered in the 1700's

Answer 6

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