scarlet fever

scarlet fever Definition

scarlet fever

noun

an acute contagious disease, esp. of children, caused by hemolytic streptococci and characterized by sore throat, fever, and a scarlet rash

scarlet fever Usage Examples

Converse of object

catch: Margaret also caught scarlet fever and although she survived it left her deaf ( she recovered her hearing at fourteen ).
contract: At the age of five Goodricke had contracted scarlet fever which left him totally deaf.

Preposition: in

bed: Inside they found the blind girl and her sister who was ill with scarlet fever in a bed in the corner of the room.

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