Is scarlet fever an acute respiratory infection?

Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by group A beta hemolytic streptococci. It is characterized by fever, angina, rash, etc. It can affect the heart, kidneys and joints. It is mainly transmitted through droplets. Penicillin is the first choice of treatment. Preventive measures include isolating patients, cutting off transmission routes and protecting susceptible people.

Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease

caused by group A beta hemolytic streptococci. Its clinical characteristics are fever, angina, diffuse bright red rash and obvious desquamation of rash. A few patients suffer from heart, kidney and joint damage due to allergy. The disease occurs all year round, especially in winter and spring. Patients and carriers are the main source of infection, which is transmitted through air droplets, but also through skin wounds or birth tract infections.

Scarlet

fever is a serious infectious disease that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment, and effective preventive measures should be taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic.