scarlet fever
a contagious febrile disease caused by streptococci and characterized by a scarlet eruption.
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How to use scarlet fever in a sentence
What shattered his faith once and for all was watching his beloved little girl Annie suffer and die from scarlet fever and perhaps tuberculosis.
His optimism led him to compare ending poverty to eradicating scarlet fever and diphtheria.
scarlet fever is frequently accompanied by eosinophilia, which may help to distinguish it from measles.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHardly had the boys mother left St. Petersburg, when an epidemic of scarlet fever broke out in the school.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyScarlatina or scarlet fever first appeared in North America in Massachusetts in 1735.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
In severe cases of smallpox and scarlet fever the entire outer skin of the hand may peel off like a glove.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyInsist upon keeping a scarlet fever or measles patient out of school until all scaling has ceased.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for scarlet fever
an acute communicable disease characterized by fever, strawberry-coloured tongue, and a typical rash starting on the neck and chest and spreading to the abdomen and limbs, caused by all group A haemolytic Streptococcus bacteria: Technical name: scarlatina
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Scientific definitions for scarlet fever
[ skär′lĭt ]
A severe acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, occurring mainly in children, and marked by high fever, sore throat and a red skin rash.
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Cultural definitions for scarlet fever
An acute and contagious disease caused by a kind of streptococcus. Characterized by fever, sore throat, and a bright red rash, scarlet fever can be treated with penicillin.
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