SCARLET FEVER IMMUNIZATION
Authors: John A. Toomey
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 December 1941SCARLET FEVER IMMUNIZATIONJOHN A. TOOMEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN A. TOOMEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-6-959 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere is need for a procedure that will actively immunize susceptibles against scarlet fever. Such immunization is necessary for the personnel of contagious disease hospitals, preventoriums and orphan asylums; it is no less necessary for the young if the complications of scarlet fever are to be avoided. However, the need may not seem apparent when it is noted that for the past 40 years scarlet fever has been increasing in morbidity, but decreasing in mortality.1On the other hand, everyone will admit that the severity or mildness of the infection has no bearing on the degree or type of complication...Bibliography1. 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