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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
This disease was also once known as Scarlatina (from the Italian scarlattina). Many novels depicting life before the 19th century (see Scarlet fever in literature below) describe scarlet fever as an acute disease being followed by many months spent in convalescence. The convalescence was probably due to complications with rheumatic fever. Prior to an understanding of how streptococcus was spread, it was also not uncommon to destroy or burn the personal effects of a person afflicted with scarlet fever to prevent transmission to other people.