scarlet fever

English - Turkish

Definition of scarlet fever in English Turkish dictionary

kızıl

Birkaç yüzyıl önce kızıl hastalığı salgını kıtanın her yanında binlerce insanı öldürdü. - Several hundred years ago, scarlet fever epidemics killed thousands of people throughout the continent.

kızıl hastalığı

scarlet fever, scarlatina.

Birkaç yüzyıl önce kızıl hastalığı salgını kıtanın her yanında binlerce insanı öldürdü. - Several hundred years ago, scarlet fever epidemics killed thousands of people throughout the continent.

tıb. kızıl

kızıl hastalığı [tıp.]

kızıl humma

English - English

Definition of scarlet fever in English English dictionary

A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever

{n} a fever attended with a red skin and sore throat, vulgarly called canker rash

A disease that results from infection with a strain of Streptococcus pyogenes that carries a lysogenic phage with the gene for erythrogenic (rash-inducing) toxin The toxin causes shedding of the skin This is a communicable disease spread by respiratory droplets (See 905)

Scarlet fever is an infectious disease which gives you a painful throat, a high temperature, and red spots on your skin. 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. scar·la·ti·na a serious infectious illness that mainly affects children, causing a sore throat and red spots on your skin. or scarlatina Acute infectious disease caused by some types of streptococcus bacteria. Fever, sore throat, headache, and, in children, vomiting are followed in two to three days by a rash. The skin peels in about one-third of cases. After a coating disappears, the tongue is swollen, red, and bumpy (strawberry tongue). Glands are usually swollen. Complications frequently involve the sinuses, ears (sometimes with mastoiditis), and neck. Abscesses are common. Nephritis, arthritis, or rheumatic fever may occur later. Treatment involves penicillin, bed rest, and adequate fluid intake. Scarlet fever has become uncommon and much milder since the mid-20th century, independent of the use of antibiotics

An infectious fever of children marked by a sore throat and a scarlet rash

an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

infectious childhood disease which is accompanied by a red spotting on the skin

disease characterized by a red rash and sore

Disease characterized by red rash

scarlatina

Related Terms

scarlet fevers

plural form of scarlet fever

Hyphenation

scar·let fe·ver

Turkish pronunciation

skärlıt fivır

Synonyms

scarlatina

Pronunciation

/ˈskärlət ˈfēvər/ /ˈskɑːrlət ˈfiːvɜr/

Etymology

[ 'skär-l&t ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English scarlat, scarlet, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlata, from Persian saqalAt, a kind of rich cloth.