- scarlet fever streptococcus toxin
- Scharlachtoxin n
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scarlet fever streptococcus toxin
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scarlet fever — Pathol. a contagious febrile disease caused by streptococci and characterized by a scarlet eruption. [1670 80] * * * or scarlatina Acute infectious disease caused by some types of streptococcus bacteria. Fever, sore throat, headache, and, in… … Universalium
Scarlet fever — Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a small proportion of people with strep throat. The incubation period between contracting strep and the onset of scarlet fever is short,… … Medical dictionary
scarlet fever — (scarlatina; skar let) A disease that results from infection with a strain of Streptococcus pyogenes that carries a lysogenic phage with the gene for erythrogenic (rash inducing) toxin. The toxin causes shedding of the skin. This is a… … Dictionary of microbiology
Toxin — One of a number of poisons produced by certain plants, animals, and bacteria. The term toxin is frequently used to refer specifically to a particular protein produced by some higher plants, animals and pathogenic (disease causing) bacteria. A… … Medical dictionary
Streptococcus — Genus of Gram positive cocci that grow in chains. Some species ( Strep. pyogenes in particular) are responsible for important diseases in humans (pharyngitis, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever) : Strep. pneumoniae is the main culprit in lobar and… … Dictionary of molecular biology
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erythrogenic toxin — Toxin produced by strains of Streptococcus pyogenes responsible for scarlet fever. Three antigenic variants of the toxin are known. It is a small protein that is complexed with hyaluronic acid and can intensify the effects of other toxins such as … Dictionary of molecular biology
streptococcal toxin — a mixture of exotoxins formed by Streptococcus pyogenes, including two distinct hemolysins (streptolysin O and streptolysin S), an erythrogenic toxin (causing scarlet fever rash), and a DPNase that is cardiotoxic … Medical dictionary
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