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Scarlet Fever
The second day after the new school year starts, Oscar, the five-year-old son of Mrs Chan, developed symptoms of sore throat, fever and chills. Aware of the recent reports about scarlet fever outbreaks, Mrs Chan was worried his son was infected at school. She took his son to Accident and Emergency Department for medical treatment in the late evening. Luckily, Oscar was only diagnosed with normal influenza. His condition had greatly improved after a few days of medication.
Still, Mrs Chan fretted about infection as there are many kids in the kindergarten. It may take only one infected child to spread the disease to the entire campus. Having learnt that some children have caught flu, she told Oscar to wash hands frequently and wear a face mask. But the bacteria seems so "ferocious", can washing hands and mask provide enough protection? Are there any other precautions against scarlet fever?
Source: Quality HealthCare
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Scarlet Fever
Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. At the early stage, the infected person will develop fever, sore throat, headache and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. The signs and symptoms are quite similar to catching...
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Streptococcus pneumonias
Infections in the lungs caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. The bacteria can live in our upper respiratory tract and may invade into one or more lobes of the lung. The disease frequently occurs after viral upper respiratory tract infections such as influenza.
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