scarlet fever
human disease
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Summary
scarlet fever is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,168 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: upper respiratory tract disease[3], streptococcal infection[4], infectious disease[5]
- Commons category: Scarlet fever[6]
- Symptoms and signs: strawberry tongue[7], fever[8], abdominal pain[9], vomiting[10], rash[11], tonsillitis[12], lymphadenopathy[13], sore throat[14], ring of paleness around the mouth[15], Pastia's lines[16], tachycardia[17]
- Has cause: Streptococcus pyogenes[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scarlet fever[19]
- Medical examination: physical examination[20]
- Commons gallery: Scarlet fever[21]
- Disease transmission process: droplet transmission[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Q116203617[27]
- ICD-9-CM: 034[28], 034.1[29]
- Different from: Q11832642[30]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[31], pediatrics[32]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: penicillin[33], macrolides[34], cephalosporin antibiotic[35], vancomycin[36], clindamycin[37], histamine antagonist[38]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_8596[39], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:8596[40], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_36235[41]
- Maximal incubation period in humans: 5 day[42]
- Minimal incubation period in humans: 2 day[43]
Why It Matters
scarlet fever has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]