scarlet fever 猩紅熱

scarlet fever
繁：猩紅熱
简：猩红热

猩紅熱是由甲類鏈球菌引致的細菌感染，主要影響兒童，可透過飛沫或直接與受感染的呼吸系統分泌物接觸而傳播；病發初期通常會發燒及喉嚨痛，偶爾會有頭痛、嘔吐及腹痛，舌頭表面可出現草莓般、即呈紅色及凹凸的外觀，發病首日或翌日身軀和頸部會出現砂紙般粗糙的紅疹，其後會蔓延至四肢，特別是腋窩、肘部和腹股溝。

今年上半年有1215宗猩紅熱個案 急升近7成（2017年7月4日）。香港經濟日報 TOPick，取自https://topick.hket.com/article/1850092/%E4%BB%8A%E5%B9%B4%E4%B8%8A%E5%8D%8A%E5%B9%B4%E6%9C%891215%E5%AE%97%E7%8C%A9%E7%B4%85%E7%86%B1%E5%80%8B%E6%A1%88%20%C2%A0%20%E6%80%A5%E5%8D%87%E8%BF%917%E6%88%9

It is generally a mild childhood disease, but complications such as scarlet fever, which has claimed some children’s lives over the years, may occur in approximately 1 per cent of cases.

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