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Sarah Florreich
SCARLET FEVER
STREPTOCOCCUS
WHAT IS IT?
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Streptococcus is a group of bacteria, familiarly
known as strep, that cause a multitude of
diseases, such as strep throat, pneumonia, scarlet
fever, rheumatic fever and others
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Scarlet Fever is an acute communicable disease
(usually in children) characterized by fever and a
red rash.
ORGANISM
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Scarlet fever is essentially a strep throat with a
distinct rash. Its incubation period is ~ 7-10
days. Since it is a bacterial infection.
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Scarlet Fever spreads the same way most
diseases spread, through sneezes and coughs
ALL ABOUT THE ORGANISM
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Bacteria might cause no symptoms of disease,
but they can also cause infections that range
from mild to life-threatening.
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Caterpillar looking
VICTIMS


Children
Rash and sore throat

Usually affects
thousands of children a
year.
HIDE OUT
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Usually in nasal fluids. The rash itself is located
somewhere on the skin.
THE CURE!
Begin a ten day treatment with antibiotics to
treat scarlet fever.
 Ensure the patient gets plenty of fluid and bed
rest. Aspirin should not be given to anyone with
an infection under the age of 20 years since it
can damage the liver.
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SOURCES
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http://www.dhpe.org/infect/strepa.html
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http://www.ehow.com/how_2079192_treatscarlet-fever.html
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http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/s
carlet_fever.html