Scarlet Fever - Symptoms, Causes, and Doctors

About- Scarlet fever also known as scarlatina is a bacterial illness characterized by a bright red rash that covers most of the body mostly affects people who have strep throat.

Symptoms-

Chills

Fever

Flushed face

Headaches

Nausea and vomiting

Pale skin around the lips

Red lines or streaks around the armpits, elbows, neck, and knees

The red rash looks like a sunburn and feels like sandpaper mostly appears on the face or neck and spreads to the trunk, arms, and legs

Sore throat

Strawberry tongue (white tongue with red dots on the surface)

Swollen glands in the back of the neck

Tonsilitis

Causes-
Scarlet fever is caused by group a Streptococcus bacteria, the same type of bacteria that cause strep throat and live in the mouth and nasal passages. These bacteria produce a toxin, or poison, that causes a bright red rash on the body.

Specialists to visit
Pediatrician
Dermatologist
General Physician

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References
https://www.healthline.com
https://www.mayoclinic.org
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https://www.nhs.uk
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au