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Scarlet Fever's 19th Century Impact on South Dedham Children

Scarlet fever, also known as scarlatina, is a bacterial illness that can develop in some people who have strep throat. It features a bright red rash that covers most of the body. Scarlet fever almost always includes a sore throat and a high fever. Scarlet fever remains most common in children 5 to 15 years of age. In the nineteenth century, before the inception of antibiotics, scarlet fever was a serious childhood illness, one that could easily become life-threatening. Even t