scarlet fever
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- noun
- /ˈskɑrlɪt ˈfiːvər/
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fiebre escarlatina
- He'd had scarlet fever as a child.
- died of scarlet fever
- get scarlet fever
- causes scarlet fever
And then then scarlet fever is kind of is exactly the same as that except with the prickly rash, which which can occur within usually within the day.
- And then then scarlet fever is kind of is exactly the same as that except with the prickly rash, which which can occur within usually within the day.
- I mean, people would routinely die from typhus or scarlet fever or, you know, even, I don't know, just a sore throat.
Examples
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"You know how long it took him to get over the scarlet fever?"
Fiction book (2000) -
In particular, some of these women suffered from such illnesses as polio, scarlet fever, and rheumatic fever when they were young children.
Academic text (1998) -
Just imagine, he was a little boy with scarlet fever in bed, reading history.
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Anyway, one day... I got very sick with scarlet fever... and she stayed by my side.
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I'm sorry to be late, but half Rome seems to have scarlet fever.
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She's lost her mother and father to the scarlet fever.
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Children with scarlet fever have tonsillitis or occasionally impetigo.
Academic text (2012) -
Along with a sore throat, this condition causes many symptoms such as headaches, abdominal pain, nausea, and a scarlet-fever rash.
Blog text (22) -
Strep A bacteria can cause a myriad of infections including impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat.
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When I was seven, I contracted a severe case of scarlet fever.
Synonyms
An infection, usually in children, that causes fever and a red rash
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines a color adjective 'scarlet' with 'fever', so a learner who knows both words will naturally infer it refers to a kind of fever characterized by redness (i.e., a rash). This descriptive, compositional naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, so the basic meaning is directly derivable from the constituents even if clinical specifics are not.
Etymology
Scarlet fever comes from the very bright red rash people get. The word scarlet once meant deep red cloth and fever means high temperature, so scarlet fever means an illness with a red rash and a fever.