2006-11-02 04:13:27 · 6 answers · asked by worried mom 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Strep throat has been known to cause a condition called strawberry tongue. This can also lead to scarlet fever if it is severe. The term strawberry is used because the tongue gets covered with small blisters making the tongue appear to look like a strawberry.
Strep throat and scarlet fever can be treated with antibiotics.
Avoid close contact with infected persons until they have completed at least 2 days of a 10-day course of antibiotic therapy.
Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk or eat any products made from raw milk.
Exclude persons with respiratory illnesses or skin lesions from food handling.
2006-11-02 04:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by pegasis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, strep infections can cause skin rashes during the course of the illness. The mouth rash is a common one...and it hurts like a bugger! (I've had it) When the infection gets to that extreme, it is called Scarlet Fever.
2006-11-02 04:18:52 · answer #2 · answered by pknutson_sws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-11-02 04:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what exactly is a strawberry tongue anyway?
2006-11-02 04:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes. I had it tons as a kid. but usually my tounge got coated with this nasty white stuff.
2006-11-02 04:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of those strains are more aggressive
2006-11-02 04:20:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋