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Scarlet Fever

Scarlet fever is caused by streptococcal infection. Its characteristics include bright red tongue, fever and sore throat. Questions including symptoms, diagnosis, causes and treatments can be found here.

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Is scarlet fever more dangerous for adults than kids?

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Scarlet fever has many symptoms that can affect adults and children. These symptoms include chills, headache, sore throat, swollen tonsils, vomiting, pale skin around the lips, and a whit tongue with red dots.

When did Wilma Rudolph get double pnuemonia and scarlet fever?

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Qilma rudolph was 4 years old when she got sick with olio. If anyone can just hand me a ten paragraph report on Wilma rudolph I would be your best friend. have 2 do a sticken report on her!

Is scarlet fever treatable?

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Yes, it is caused by a strep infection and the treatment is usually penicillin.

How many people die each year from scarlet fever?

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Currently, it is estimated that about five people die from scarlet fever a year in the United States. In the past, epidemics caused an increase in fatalities from this illness. For example, it is known that 2089 people died from scarlet fever in Massachusetts alone during the 1858-59 epidemic.

When did the cure for scarlet fever come out?

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the cure for scarlet fever was found around the 1860s

What is Scarlet fever also called?

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Scarlet fever is also known as scarlatina

What countries are scarlet fever most found in?

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Scarlet Fever is commonly found in Asia and Europe , mostly England. Be careful of what you drink and cover your mouth and nose when somebody is sneezing or coughing near you.

Where is scarlet fever located?

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Usually in nasal fluids. The rash itself is located somewhere on the skin.

What are the organisms of Scarlet fever?

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The bacteria that cause scarlet fever are called group A streptococcus -- the same bacteria that causestrep throat. These bacteria can also cause certain ...

Can you get scarlet fever again?

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yes i know i had it twice just so you know if you get scarlet fever you cant get chicken pox but trust me i hated it, i had to stay in bed for a week some people rarely die from it

How fast does scarlet fever affect you?

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As long as you have it.

Can you fly with scarlet fever?

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Definitely not recommended, and probably even prohibited.

Is scarlet fever found worldwide?

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Yes. There is some definite concern that it might even return to the US as a result of global warming and restrictions on pesticide use that works on the mosquitoes that carry it.

a disease spread by mosquitoes, but the victim would have yellow and bloodshot eyes. The victim would also be coughing and vomiting an excessive amount of black, stale blood. yellow fever is a disease that killed tens of thousands of people in the colonies in the late 1700s. It was centralized in Africa, but then slaves came with the Yellow fever and with mosquitoes. There still is Yellow fever around, but there is now a cure and a vaccine made.

What happens to you when you get scarlet fever?

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2 to 4 days after contact you will have fever, tonsillitis and a widespread scarlet rash. The tongue is coated with a thick white material then goes bright red, the "strawberry tongue" caused by Streptococcus bacteria which release toxins. Antibiotics shorten the illness and reduce the risk of longer term complications.

How can you get scarlet fever?

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bacteria called erythrogenic exotoxin invade your body through breathing in air-borne droplets from an infected person's sneeze, direct contact with an infected person, or by touching something that an infected person has touched.

In Frankenstein Victor's mother catches scarlet fever from?

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it was Victor Frankenstein's mother who cought the scarlet fever from elizabeth and died. Elizabeth's biological mother was simply mentioned to have died and the frankensteins adopted her

How do I make scarlet?

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Who is scarlet topley?

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What is the meaning of scarlet?

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A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color., Cloth of a scarlet color., Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread., To dye or tinge with scarlet.