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Pathogen
Disease
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
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The pathogen that causes scarlet fever also causes what sickness?
Strep Throat
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What is the name of this disease?
Scarlet Fever
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How many symptoms are there?
About 8
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What is the most common way to treat the disease?
Antibiotics
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What is the easiest way to prevent scarlet fever?
Wash Your Hands
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What group is the bacteria for scarlet fever in?
Group A
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What are the common ages for this disease?
Ages 5-15
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What is the biggest symptom?
Scarlet Rash
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What should you do immediately if you think you have this disease?
Call Your Doctor
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Why should you stay away from people with strep throat?
The same bacteria that causes strep throat causes scarlet fever
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What is the bacteria called?
Streptococcal Bacteria
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When did the deadly epidemic take place?
1867
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Describe Scarlet Rash
It is bright red and feels like sandpaper. It stars on the neck and the chest and then spreads.
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What medicine did they use in the 1800's?
Penicillin
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What shouldn't you share with people that have strep throat or scarlet fever?
Utensils or Food
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What is scarlet fever caused by?
Scarlet fever is a disease caused by an endotoxin
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When does the bacteria spread fastest?
Among Lots Of People in a group (Family or Classroom)
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When do these symptoms usually appear?
1-7 Days After Exposure
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Why can't people use penicillin anymore?
The disease has changed itself so that it can stand up to penicillin and not go away. It became immune to it.
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What should you do if you have scarlet fever?
Not go to school or work for the next 24 hours so you don't share germs.
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What is erythrogenic exotoxin?
Another Name For Scarlet Fever (Scientific Name)
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Why do the ages of 5-15 years get affected the most?
They are in school which causes it to spread quickly
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Name 5 out of the 7 symptoms
Scarlet Rash, Fever, Nausea, Swollen Tongue, Sore Throat, Abdominal Pain, Headache and Vomiting
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What are 3 out of the 5 medications used to treat scarlet fever?
Vancomycin, Amoxicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Metronidazole, Doxycycline, Gentamicin and Clindamycin
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Why do you need to finish taking your antibiotics all the way?
So the disease doesn't stay inside your body and creep up on you and you get it again.