Scarlet fever

Never leave your house without...your rash. Many cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in the 1800’s, but even today there are some cases of Scarlet Fever. Although many believe that Scarlet Fever can be treated and is not that dangerous, the truth is most cases of Scarlet Fever have been reported to be dangerous. Cases have lead to horrible skin infections and death. In the 1800’s doctors could not find a cure to Scarlet Fever. Sadly, there is no way to prevent the illness from infecting a body. Like other diseases like Chickenpox, there is no vaccination that can be given. Doctors have found ways to treat Scarlet Fever through different kinds of antibiotics and injections (Sotoodian). When diagnosed with Scarlet Fever a doctor will start the standard 10-day antibiotic treatment (Sotoodian). There is also an injection that can be given at the clinic. Taking over the counter medications, such as Tylenol is a form of treatment for Scarlet Fever (Self-Care at home).…

(“Britannica.com”), Scarlet Fever -symptoms. Fever, chills, sore throat, headache, swollen tonsils, and a white tongue with red dots on the surface, which is called strawberry tongue are some of the other symptoms of the disease. The incubation of the disease is generally three to five days, symptoms showing on the second…

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…

After researching the symptoms, I believe this patient has Scarlet fever. The main symptoms that brought me to this conclusion is that the patient has a fever, and extensive skin rash, peeling of the fingertips, bright red lingual papillae with white coat and pharyngitis with tonsillitis. She also had a positive “strep” test (ASO). Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection caused by group A streptococcus which is also known as group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) that comes from bacterial…

Seldom fatal today, Scarlet Fever was one of the worst child killers in history. What starts out as an uncomfortable sore throat for a child, it can manifest in to a potentially fatal fever. Scarlet fever became one of the most common infectious childhood disease to cause death in most of the major urban centers of Europe and the United States, “with case fatality rates that reached or exceeded 30% in some areas–eclipsing even measles, (al, 2013)diptheria, and pertussis. The deadliest point in…

Scarlet Fever is an infectious bacterial disease affecting mostly children, and causing fever and a rash. It is caused by streptococci. Scarlet fever is one of those diseases that put fear into everyone's eyes when they heard someone around them had contracted it. The scarlet fever was first discovered in the 1600s by an english physician and researcher named Thomas Sydenham. Thomas had many other contributions like the treatment of smallpox. He was the only one who noticed the scarlet fever as…

Scarlet fever also known as scarlatina is an infectious disease that is caused by group A streptococcal bacteria—Streptococcus pyogenes. This disease was most common in the past and affected people of all ages—however, it was especially frequent within children. In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, scarlet fever gained it’s name based on the color of the skin, tongue, and constant flushing of the skin that looks as if it has been “tinged with red wine”. The body would feature bright red rashes that…

The traumatizing scenes a man experiences during a plague probably haunt him throughout his life – if he manages to survive. In Jack London’s 1912 novella, “The Scarlet Plague”, London brilliantly narrates the life of an elderly man, Granser who manages to survive the lethal hands of the plague that decimated millions sixty years ago, reverting the once “colossal civilization” (16) to cave-man existence. Granser recounts the emergence of the Scarlet Plague and its catastrophic impact on society…

It is transferred through inhalation of the fluid droplets of coughs and sneezes from infected individuals (MedlinePlus, 2013). Symptoms include difficulty breathing, chest pain, coughing up mucus and blood, excess sweating at night, fatigue, fever, weight loss, and wheezing (MedlinePlus, 2013). The elderly, infants, and adults with weakened immune systems are highly susceptible to this infection. According to the church burial registers, consumption is largely responsible for childhood deaths.…

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection caused by group A streptococci (GAS). The illness affects a small number of people that have strep throat. The illness usually presents with a fever and sore throat, and maybe chills, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The tongue may have a white appearance, appear swollen, and have a “strawberry” like appearance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016). One or two days after the illness begins, a characteristic red rash appears. The rash…