Scarlet Fever is an impactful disease that has been around for many centuries. While not all of those who have had it died as a result of scarlet fever, many greatly suffered. When Mary Shelley wrote her popular novel, Frankenstein, several of the characters in this book became affected from scarlet fever. Most of these characters were close to Victor, the creator of the monster. Because of these characters dying, it develops more about the character of Victor, and his creation of the monster. Scarlet fever greatly impacted and continues to impact many lives, not only in real life, but even in novels.
Scarlet fever is considered in the group A of strep infections. This means that it is listed as a bacterial infection. Scarlet fever …show more content…
Scarlet fever can occur in all ages, but there has been many cases specifically in children. One of the signs of scarlet fever is the appearance of a red colored rash. The rash is made up of red colored bumps. These red colored bumps continue to appear closer together, and eventually they will spread. Several days after the bumps, the skin will peel. In addition to the bumps, there might also be what is called “strawberry tongue.” Strawberry tongue is when there is a white coating on the tongue, and it turns red. In relation with the tongue swelling and turning red, there will also be symptoms of a sore throat and swollen glands. The tonsils, similar to the tongue, will have a white coating that may appear red. Another sign of scarlet fever is a fever. It is said that the fever will be “above 101 degrees Fahrenheit, or 38.3 degrees Celsius” (Smith 35). Because of the red rash and the high fever, that is how the disease got its …show more content…
Cases of this epidemic were found worldwide, but it was mainly common in the United States and in Europe. There has been the repeated phrase that the scarlet fever during that time is still considered one of the most deadliest epidemics of disease. This epidemic spread all around the world, especially in rural areas. In the research of Stephan Curtis, he found that “In 1881 the scarlet fever mortality rate in the predominantly rural parishes was 4/1,000 compared with the 13/1,000 in the industrial parishes” (Curtis). Studies have shown that the scarlet fever affected many more people in rural areas. Since there was not the medical advancements we have today, scarlet fever was a more fatal disease in this time
Scarlet fever is considered in the group A of strep infections. This means that it is listed as a bacterial infection. Scarlet fever …show more content…
Scarlet fever can occur in all ages, but there has been many cases specifically in children. One of the signs of scarlet fever is the appearance of a red colored rash. The rash is made up of red colored bumps. These red colored bumps continue to appear closer together, and eventually they will spread. Several days after the bumps, the skin will peel. In addition to the bumps, there might also be what is called “strawberry tongue.” Strawberry tongue is when there is a white coating on the tongue, and it turns red. In relation with the tongue swelling and turning red, there will also be symptoms of a sore throat and swollen glands. The tonsils, similar to the tongue, will have a white coating that may appear red. Another sign of scarlet fever is a fever. It is said that the fever will be “above 101 degrees Fahrenheit, or 38.3 degrees Celsius” (Smith 35). Because of the red rash and the high fever, that is how the disease got its …show more content…
Cases of this epidemic were found worldwide, but it was mainly common in the United States and in Europe. There has been the repeated phrase that the scarlet fever during that time is still considered one of the most deadliest epidemics of disease. This epidemic spread all around the world, especially in rural areas. In the research of Stephan Curtis, he found that “In 1881 the scarlet fever mortality rate in the predominantly rural parishes was 4/1,000 compared with the 13/1,000 in the industrial parishes” (Curtis). Studies have shown that the scarlet fever affected many more people in rural areas. Since there was not the medical advancements we have today, scarlet fever was a more fatal disease in this time