Scarlet fever is most common in children up to nine years. To a lesser extent this disease are children first year of life are breastfed because they get along with the protective antibodies mother's milk.
Scarlet fever relates to a number of infectious diseases, but does not occur in each case penetration of the pathogen in the body (typically through the mucous membranes of the oropharynx), much depends on states child's immunity. Often, instead of scarlet fever develops sore throat, sore throat or other streptococcal disease etiology.
The disease is transmitted by airborne droplets from a patient, including, if he suffers any infectious disease caused by streptococcus. Secondary importance is the transmission path through the shared objects. As a rule, a child recovering from scarlet fever formed a strong immunity, but in some cases, possible relapses, especially if the first time the disease is mild.
symptoms of scarlet fever
- The incubation period of the disease has a duration of up to twelve days. After that the first signs of the disease:
- chills, fever up to 38 aboutC or higher,
- against the backdrop of intoxication appears headache,
- and sore throat,
- as seen in a few hours and are typical of scarlet fever rash (melkotochechnye) times with pruritus, especially in allergic children
- increased lymph nodes under the jaw, palpation give pain,
- the second or third day on the tonsils (and tongue) seen yellowish plaque.
scarlet fever treatment
Sick child usually treated at home with bed rest and the necessary hygiene measures. The doctor prescribes a one-week course of antibiotics.
Complications of scarlet fever
To date, after undergoing complications of scarlet fever are rare. Yet there are, as a rule, on the second or third week after the main symptoms of the disease disappeared. Among the complications can occur: otitis, lymphadenitis, sinusitis, heart disease and kidney failure.
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