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Can a child with scarlet fever pass it on to infant?
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Yes: Scarlet fever is caused by a strep infection that can be contagious to anyone in contact.
Answered 3/31/2012
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Contageous/different: The child with true scarlet fever is infected with a strain of strep a that produces chemicals that cause the red rash.Infants in close contact (mucous or droplet secretions) have ~1/4 risk in acquiring the germ, less if contact is distant. Infants often have more a nasal carriage than throat.(to guide testing)after 24hrs on meds the infected kid is not likely to pass it to anyone.
Answered 2/27/2012
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