scarlet fever

scarlet fever definition - medical

scar·let fever (skärˈlĭt)

noun
An acute contagious disease caused by a hemolytic streptococcus, occurring predominantly among children and characterized by a scarlet skin eruption and high fever. Also called scarlatina.

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