Scarlet+Fever9

( Brooke Gambone )

Scarlet fever is strep throat with a rash. It can affect a person of any age, but it usually affects children ages 2-10. It includes a fever of 101F with a rash that follows after 24 hours. The rash starts on the chest and abdomen and spreads to the rest of the body. After a week, it will disappear and the skin may start to peel, in which the infected person may also receive red spots on the tongue, which is better known as a "strawberry tongue." It is easily curable with antibiotics.



=I. Overview=

2. A-beta Hemolytic Streptococcus is the type of strep that causes the rash, too
=II. Pathology=

2. “Strawberry tongue”
=III. Symptoms=

E. Others that appear before the rash (especially in children) can include general body aches, headache, stomachache, nausea, vomiting or listlessness
=IV. Acquisition=

C. If you drink or eat something an infected person touched, you may become infected with as well
=V. Diagnosis=

C. Rapid strep test or throat culture to test for the strep bacteria
=VI. Treatment=

A. Antibiotics are used for treatment
=VII. Mortality Rate=

A. If an infected person receives proper treatment & uses their prescribed antibiotics immediately as instructed by a doctor, they will be able to recover and live a normal life
=VIII. Prevention=

A. The best way to prevent getting infected is by washing your hands & avoiding sharing eating utensils
=IX. Other=

=Works Cited= “Scarlet Fever.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 15 Mar. 2010. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. “Scarlet Fever-Topic Overview.” WebMD. Healthwise, Incorporated, 8 Aug. 2008. Web. 8 Mar. 2010. “Streptococcal Infections.” MEDLINE. National Inst. of Health, n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2010.