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An Epidemic of Scarlet Fever Spread by Ice Cream.*
Ice cream is seldom mentioned in the literature as a vehicle for the transmission of scarlet fever. Typhoid fever outbreaks from this source are not uncommon, but we have been able to find only one scarlet fever epidemic in which ice cream was regarded as a plausible causative agent. This outbreak is mentioned by Chapin (1). It was reported by Buchanan (2), and took place in South Kensington, E...
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She was in bed with a temperature of 101 ?F. and pulse 120 per minute. The rash spread from head to foot and desquamation had already started. For the most part it consisted of fine scales, while on the palms and soles large flakes?complete glove-like casts?were about to be thrown off. The pharynx was very congested. The tongue was thickly furred and flabby, but not typical of scarlet fever. Th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Infection
سال: 1941
ISSN: 0950-2688,1469-4409
DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400059830