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Causes of Scarlet fever

Contents

Scarlet fever: Introduction
List of Causes
Primary Cause of Scarlet fever
Causes Discussion
Hidden causes
Complication causes
Related cause information

List of causes of Scarlet fever

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Scarlet fever) that could possibly cause Scarlet fever includes:

Primary Cause of Scarlet fever

The primary cause of Scarlet fever is the result:

of transmission of an infectious agent by another person by one or more of the following: saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc.

Causes of Scarlet fever (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Scarlet fever that are listed by the Diseases Database:

Streptococcus Group A

Source: Diseases Database

Scarlet fever: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Scarlet fever, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Scarlet fever:

Scarlatina
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
Group A streptococci
Strep throat
Bullous impetigo
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
Toxic streptococcal syndrome
Surgical scarlet fever
Puerperal scarlet fever
Rheumatic fever

Scarlet fever: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Scarlet fever: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Scarlet fever as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Scarlet fever as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Scarlet fever. Our database lists the following as having Scarlet fever as a complication of that condition: