Scarlet Fever

By:Dana Kelly&

Jameshia HarrellCore 3-5

May 12, 2009

Facts about scarlet fever• Scarlet fever is a disease

caused by an exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes.

• The term Scarlatina may be used interchangeably with Scarlet Fever, though it is commonly used to indicate the less acute form of Scarlet Fever that is often seen since the beginning of the twentieth century.

• It is characterized by:• Sore throat• Fever• Bright red tongue with a

"strawberry" appearance • Characteristic rash, which:

• is fine, red, and rough-textured; it blanches upon pressure

• appears 12–48 hours after the fever

• generally starts on the chest, armpits, and behind the ears

• is worse in the skin folds

Picture&Symptoms• The rash is the most

striking sign of scarlet fever. It usually begins looking like a bad sunburn with tiny bumps, and it may itch. The rash usually appears first on the neck and face, often leaving a clear unaffected area around the mouth. It spreads to the chest and back, then to the rest of the body.

Who discovered Scarlet Fever?

• Klein thought he had, discovered the poison to be due to a disease of the cow. An epidemic of scarlet fever broke out in London in December, 1885.

CITATION

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_fever

• http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/HARDIN/md/scarletfever.html

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