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June 18, 2013 6:45 am at 6:45 am
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Nechomah
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To chance:
There is no vaccine for scarlet fever because it is not a virus. It is a regular Streptococcus bacterial infection that happens to affect the entire body, resulting in a red rash and giving the body a reddish appearance.
My daughter had it when she was a child (as did I myself). Doctor prescribed Penicillin/Amoxicillin and told me to keep her home for a week since apparently if the bacteria affects the whole body in this manner it is a longer recovery than from a simple Strep throat and there are complications, such as hepatitis and rheumatic fever, that are not usually associated with Strep throat.