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
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
Persons who may contaminate fresh meat and meat products shall be prohibited from working on or handling them, in particular, persons: (a) suffering from or suspected of suffering from typhoid fever, paratyphoid A and B, infectious enteritis (salmonellosis), dysentery, infective hepatitis, scarlet fever, or who are carriers of these diseases.
If scarlet fever is untreated, serious complications such as rheumatic fever (a heart disease) or kidney inflammation (glomerulonephritis) can develop.
sarlakid'sarlakpunane toon'Haigusele on algselt sarlakpunast värvust tähendanud sõna üle kantud hiliskeskajal (keskladina febrisscarlatina, õieti 'punapalavik')
