Tag: scarlet fever
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Use of masks to control the spread of infection: more than a century of confusion
Jayant Radhakrishnan Darien, Illinois, United States The above photograph is from the archives of the Cook County Hospital when it closed. It was taken in the surgical amphitheater in the main building. The year is not known. The photograph demonstrates an operation being carried out by masked and gowned surgeons and the scrub nurse…
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“Scarlet letters” — The depiction of scarlet fever in literature
Emily Boyle Dublin, Ireland Fig 1. Image from page 291 of Diseases of children for nurses. by Robert Shelmerdine McCombs. 1911. Internet Archive. Scarlet fever, named for the erythematous skin rash that may accompany streptococcal infections (Fig 1), is often considered a disease of Victorian times. Associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality…