12 Facts About Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is an infectious disease resulting from a group A streptococcus infection, known as Streptococcus pyogenes.

Scarlet fever affects a small number of people who have strep throat or streptococcal skin infections.

Long-term complications as a result of scarlet fever include kidney disease, rheumatic heart disease, and arthritis.

Features of scarlet fever can differ depending on the age and race of the person.

Complications, which can arise from scarlet fever when left untreated or inadequately treated, can be divided into two categories: suppurative and nonsuppurative.

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Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A, speA, is the one which is most commonly associated with cases of scarlet fever which are complicated by the immune-mediated sequelae acute rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.

Morbidity and mortality of scarlet fever has declined since the 18th and 19th century when there were epidemics caused by this disease.

Scarlet fever made a point to distinguish that this presentation had different characteristics from measles.

Also in 1884, the world's first convalescent home for people with scarlet fever was opened at Brockley Hill, Stanmore, founded by Mary Wardell.

However, in 1979, Keith Powell identified it as in fact the same illness as the form of scarlet fever which is caused by staphylococcal exotoxin and is known as staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.

Scarlet fever's work was overlooked and bacteriophages were later rediscovered by Felix d'Herelle in 1917.

Reports of cases of scarlet fever have been on the rise in countries including England, Wales, South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Hong Kong in recent years.