Scarlet Fever: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

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Scarlet Fever
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What is Scarlet Fever?

• Scarlet fever  is an infection of the throat
  which is caused by group A streptococci
  bacteria.This group of bacteria can further
  cause a range of other medical conditions,
  including throat infections and tonsillitis, skin
  infections (impetigo), wound infections, and
  acute rheumatic fever.The disease is most
  commonly found in children or adults with a strep
  throat infection or tonsillitis, followed by the
  development of a skin rash. It is not very
  contagious and the infection is easily treated
  with antibiotics. Most of the children recover
  fully within a week or so. The amount of deaths
  from scarlet fever is now very rare.

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How do you get scarlet fever?

• The bacteria can be easily found in the nose or
  throat of infected people and can spread to other
  people by
• sneezing or coughing (by breathing in droplets
  containing the bacteria)
• close contact with an infected person, where
  bacteria may be transferred by kissing or on
  hands
• contact with contaminated surfaces
• Using the same eating items when sharing food or
  drink with an infected person.

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Who is most at risk of Scarlet Fever?

• Anyone can get infected with group A
  streptococci, but scarlet fever is more likely to
  happen in young and primary school-aged
  children.People living in the same house or
  coming into close contact with an infected person
  who is coughing or sneezing are at huge amount of
  risk.

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Signs and symptoms of Scarlet Fever

• Signs and symptoms may appear around 1 to 3 days
  after exposure to an infectious person.  
• Sore throat, fever and swollen tonsils and neck
  glands are the first symptoms of this disease.
• A fine red (scarlet) rash develops 12 to 48 hours
  after symptoms begin. It is usually seen on the
  trunk limbs and it looks like sunburn and feels
  like sandpaper. The rash lasts 2 to 5 days.
• During recovery, the skin may peel off the
  fingers and toes.
• The tongue becomes very red. Other common
  symptoms can include headaches, nausea (feeling
  sick) and vomiting, not feeling hungry, and
  feeling generally unwell.

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Signs and symptoms of Scarlet Fever
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• Infected children should be kept away from school
  until they are well, and at least 24 hours after
  starting antibiotic treatment.

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Treatment of scarlet fever

• The treatment of scarlet fever involves of a
  course of antibiotics (generally penicillin) to
  kill the bacteria and prevent serious
  complications that can sometimes occur, including
  heart (rheumatic fever) and kidney disease.It
  is important to take all of the antibiotics your
  doctor prescribes.

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