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History Of Scarlet Fever

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Many people have died from scarlet fever over the century's. Even today people still die from this infection. At one point in history they thought it came from an animal. Children are more apt to get this infection up until the age of 10. A...
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Scarlet fever is a strep infection. You can get it from being in contact with a sick person. It is carried by mouth or the nasal fluids. You can get it if a person coughs or sneezes on you.
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No one person is credited with discovering scarlet fever. At first it was considered another form of measles, however Thomas Syndenham, an English physician, realizes it was a separate and distinct disease.
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Here is something I gto off wikipedia This disease was known before the twentieth century as scarlatina (from the Italian scarlattina ). Since the middle of the twentieth century the disease has, for reasons which are not understood, become...
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Scarlet Fever can be spread by just being in contact with a infected person. If they cough or sneeze into the air the droplets will go everywhere. Or drinking from the same cup or eat off the same plate is really bad. So keep your hands cle...
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The origin of this disease goes way back to the mid and late 1600's. If you think it's an illness of the past, you are mistaken. Scarlet fever can still affect children.
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Yes, you can die from scarlet fever. It does not happen as often due to advances in medicine and care, but if untreated, it can be deadly.
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Scarlet fever is a strep infection along with a bumpy red rash. Symptoms include fever over 101 F ,swollen lymph nodes ,raised red rash,sore throat ,and spots on the throat and tongue . Look here for more information: http://www.webmd.com/a...
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Scarlet fever, sometimes called scarlatina, is a disease caused by a bacteria called group A Streptococcus or "group A strep", the same bacteria that causes strep throat. Scarlet fever is a rash that sometimes occurs in people tha...
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My daughter recently was diagnosed with Scarlet Fever. She was misdiagnosed three times (that's three separate visits to the hospital ER department!) within a 72-hour period. I would like to know how many cases of SF are reported in the US ...
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