Scarlet fever is highly contagious.

猩红热的接触传染性很强。

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They have lost their only son through scarlet fever.

他们失去了独生子，他是患猩红热死的。

《新英汉大辞典》

Officials have recorded nearly 500 cases of scarlet fever this year, more than triple the total of 2010.

今年官方已经报道了接近500例猩红热病例，超过2010年总数的三倍。

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Scarlet fever, pneumonia and diphtheria all declined rapidly long before their cures were introduced.

WSJ: Matt Ridley on Infectious Diseases and Standards of Living | Mind & Matter

Immediately afterward, he fell ill with a succession of infections, including scarlet fever and pneumonia, which kept him hospitalized for almost a year.

NEWYORKER: The Visionary

Ellen Fenton from Quarry Bank Mill said the letters "detail poetically" the Greg family's love for six-year-old Emily, who died of scarlet fever.

BBC: Portrait of Emily Gair Greg and her father's letter