Scarlet fever is characterized by a bright red skin rash. It occurs when the infecting strain of streptococcus produces a toxin to which a person is sensitized but not immune. It is a very common disease in Oklahoma. Most people become ill in the summer and early fall. Nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain are more common in children.
People get syphilis by having sex with someone who has syphilis.
If a person does not get treatment they will get rashes, sores, fever, or feel like they have the flu. Sometimes people lose some of their hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes. Later, people who don't get cured get syphilis in the brain, heart, or other parts of their body. It may also result from eating infected meat which is served raw or undercooked. The parasites can spread from an infected pregnant woman to her baby.