an acute infectious fever due to infection of the throat with a haemolytic streptococcus; characterized by sore throat, headache, raised temperature and a punctate erythema of the skin, which subsequently peels, an acute communicable disease characterized by fever, strawberry-coloured tongue, and a typical rash starting on the neck and chest and spreading to the abdomen and limbs, caused by all group A haemolytic Streptococcus bacteria, erütrogeenset toksiini moo­dustava beetahemo­lüütilise A‑grupi streptokoki (Streptococcus pyogenes) tekitatud eriti nakkav palavikuga kulgev kurgumandlipõletikuga üldinfektsioon, millega seostub mannaterataoline peenetähniline punane lööve ning ravimatuse korral tekivad mitmed lisanduvad haigused; infektsioon levib kontakti teel ja ka A-grupi streptokokiga saastunud piima kaudu