A look back in time: Using judgment Nov 9, 2009
Sore subject -- "JUST A LITTLE PEEVISH. "The editor of the Douglas Enterprise seems to be quite peevish because the Casper school board called off the Casper-Douglas High school foot ball game on account of a student in the Douglas schools being sick with the scarlet fever, and because the TRIBUNE advertised the fact 'to the world,' and the Enterprise takes a knock at us thiswise. "'... We do not believe there has been a year for the several past that Casper did not have one or more cases of the... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Berlusconi denies sex scandal Nov 7, 2009
"My health conditions -- besides a tiresome stiff neck I've almost recovered from and the scarlet fever I had at the end of October -- are those that have allowed me to complete 16 months of very heavy commitments.". CNN's Hada Messia contributed to this report. (CNN -- World)
Parents plan Web broadcast for disabled daughter Nov 7, 2009
Decorated with a background of twinkling stars, it includes photos of Anne Lamic and news about her life visits from nieces and nephews, a bout of scarlet fever. One goal is to reach out to families in similar situations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Berlusconi Denies Decaying Health Rumors Nov 6, 2009
Silvio Berlusconi has denied he is suffering from health problems despite his appearance on returning to Rome this week after two weeks closeted at his mansion near Milan with scarlet fever ... In his first response today to questions about his private life posed by La Repubblica, Mr Berlusconi said that despite the scarlet fever and neck pain he was in robust health. (Newsmax)
If Chaz Bono is so happy, why is she/he still overeating?... Nov 2, 2009
In my 56 years I've suffered through the mumps, measles, scarlet fever, several bouts of "seasonal flu" and two cases of hospitalized pneumonia. Take it from me, if you are offered a swine flu vaccine take it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Merkel puts paid to Blair's hopes for EU presidency Oct 31, 2009
The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, who has holidayed with Mr Blair and his family and offered public support just a fortnight ago, is ill with scarlet fever and was unable to attend the summit. However, the Italian Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, appeared to be lukewarm about Mr Blair, telling Britain's ITV News that Italy ''likes Tony Blair even though we understand that many countries are not in favour of him. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
EU leaders brace for tough summit Oct 29, 2009
Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to miss this week's summit, after he was said to have contracted scarlet fever from a grandchild. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Sick Berlusconi to miss EU summit Oct 28, 2009
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has a bout of scarlet fever and will miss this week's EU summit in Brussels, his foreign minister says. The minister, Franco Frattini, said he would attend instead of Mr Berlusconi. (BBC News -- Europe)
Family travel five: Presidential libraries open the pages of history Oct 27, 2009
Later on, he became quite ill with pneumonia and scarlet fever, and, on the morning of his bar mitzvah, the boy learned his Polish grandfather had died in the Holocaust. Childhood fears, frustrations, insecurities and sorrows stayed with Sendak throughout his life, and he wove those emotions into the picture books he wrote for children. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Reports: Berlusconi Has Scarlet Fever Oct 27, 2009
(ROME) Italian news reports say Premier Silvio Berlusconi will skip an event in the quake-stricken Abruzzo region due to a mild case of scarlet fever ... Corriere says the 73-year-old Berlusconi apparently contracted scarlet fever from a grandchild ... Dr. Massino Galli, a professor of infectious diseases at Milan University, told Corriere that scarlet fever is rare in men in their 70s, and can be controlled with antibiotics. (Time.com)
Scarlet Fever Strikes Italy's Berlusconi Oct 27, 2009
Scarlet Fever Strikes Italy's Berlusconi ... Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has contracted a mild form of scarlet fever, Italian media reported , leading him to cancel a public engagement and throwing into doubt his presence at a European Union summit this week ... About 25,000 Italians catch scarlet fever each year. (Newsmax)
Maxine Lois Wirth Lawrence Oct 22, 2009
Tragically, her mother died of scarlet fever when Maxine was only 6 years old ... Having also had scarlet fever, Maxine was plagued with hearing loss for most of her life but never let that or much of anything, get her down. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
At Perkins School for the Blind, new building reflects new vision Oct 18, 2009
As medicine advanced, many of the causes of blindness - meningitis, scarlet fever, cataracts, sexually transmitted diseases passed on at birth - became treatable. Educational philosophies also changed from the days when blind students were considered unable to be taught or, later, only in special institutions. (Boston Globe)
Eisenhower's heart remained with Kansan home Oct 18, 2009
Also on the grounds is The Place of Meditation, a small chapel where the president, his wife and their firstborn child, Doud Dwight "Ikky" Eisenhower, who died of scarlet fever at age 3, are buried. The sign along I-70 advertises Abilene as home to "heroes, mansions and history." In a real sense, the town itself is something of a museum, with grand, Victorian homes lining streets and some of the haunts where the young Eisenhower sons hung out still standing. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS: Columbus, love him or hate him? Oct 13, 2009
In the 15th century, the causes, prevention, and cure for small pox, diphtheria, typhus, cholera, measles, scarlet fever, were a complete mystery. The concept of germs was unknown. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Oportunity veteran receives World War II recognition Sep 22, 2009
Shortly after enlisting in the Navy, Meshnik spent a month in the hospital with a case of scarlet fever. The doctor would inspect all patients by pacing past them while they all stood at attention at the foot of their beds. (Montana Standard, MT)
Cemetery tour highlights story of once-feared diseases Sep 18, 2009
She noted that scarlet fever was "the number killer of children in the 19th Century" but it lost its virulence ... "Mostly it's the least famous people of all, the children," she said, noting that there are gravesites where you can see several children from the same family who died of Scarlet Fever, sometimes within a few days of each other ... "Whatever happened to scarlet fever? What's the big deal about that DPT immunization? This presentation is not just about the history of long-forgotten... (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
St. Marys School in Melrose weathers change, grows stronger over 100 years Sep 18, 2009
March 3, 1919: Melrose physicians Dr. Fay and Dr. O Donnell come to the aid of fifth graders affected by the scarlet fever epidemic. In 1927, a stone, English Tudor style residence is built on the corner of Herbert and Myrtle Streets, allaying considerable crowding in the original building, then renamed Convent Hall. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
A $2.3 billion fine? Thats hitting a mule with a 24 Sep 3, 2009
when you have a rash (incidental to something else) that you told the Doctor started after you changed laundry detergent and the Doctor has a biopsy done to test you for Scarlet Fever and you have an allergy to the new detergent; when you fix your feet YOURSELF with an ayurvedic treatment; when you are allergic to a medicine and the Doctor gives you an injection ANYWAY and it makes you violently sick then get back to me about Doctors. I trust Doctors only slightly more than I do the government... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Ted Kennedy reflected family's ambition, foibles Aug 27, 2009
1920: JFK nearly dies from scarlet fever. Kathleen is born. (USA Today)
Strep Throat May Have Led to Mozart's Death Aug 19, 2009
Scarlet fever, they say, is an alternative possibility, but less likely. Zaslaw, the music professor, has also studied Mozart's death, and he said that it's difficult to reach conclusions because of the lack of reliable documents from the time. (MEDLINEplus)
What killed Mozart? Strep, study suggests Aug 19, 2009
Zegers said it was also possible that Mozart had scarlet fever, which, like strep throat, can be caused by infection with streptococcal bacteria, but this was less likely because witnesses said Mozart developed a rash near the end of his illness and with scarlet fever, the rash appears early on. Also in msnbc. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Strep Throat Likely Killed Mozart Aug 19, 2009
By using that little bit of information, many have theorized about his cause of death -- from poison by the hand of a jealous pupil who was convinced Mozart was having an affair with his wife, to scarlet fever or trichinosis ... "Mozart had scarlet fever as a child and his health was never good as a result after that.". (ABC News)
Mozart may have died of strep complications Aug 19, 2009
It's known that his entire body was so swollen he couldn't turn over in bed; some say jealous rivals poisoned him, while others suggest scarlet fever, tuberculosis, or lethal trichinosis from undercooked pork ... Strep throat can progress to rheumatic fever, which can lead to heart valve and joint damage; scarlet fever, which is characterized by a skin rash; and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN), a condition that causes fluid buildup throughout the body because of ... Although a rash... (CNN -- Health)
Mozart 'killed by strep throat', new study suggests Aug 19, 2009
The researchers accept other causes - such as scarlet fever or a chronic heart or kidney condition - may be possible, and acknowledge the limitations of their research. But they add that "the known facts of Mozart's fatal illness, including the features of oedema, malaise and back pain, seem compatible with this diagnosis". (BBC News -- Science)
James Marsters; co-invented key deaf device Aug 16, 2009
Mr. Marsters became deaf after a bout of scarlet fever as an infant and was taught from an early age to lip read and speak. After graduating in 1943 from the Wright Oral School for the Deaf in New York City, he earned a bachelor s degree in chemistry in 1947 from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.. (Boston Globe)
Park has grown during first 100 years Aug 9, 2009
Opened at the west edge of the park in 1919, where the park superintendent s office is now, this Victorian house with wrap-around veranda was where people with contagious diseases such as scarlet fever and tuberculosis were quarantined. The hospital was closed in 1950. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Health care reform: Kalispell physician says government is problem Jul 25, 2009
DickyB wrote on Jul 23, 2009 2:16 PM:" Anyone who would trust Bukacek about anything is someone in serious need of help. Bukacek is a Dr. who doesn't believe in evolution. She is a right wing zealot who is willing to lie about anything if it fits her agenda. Her statement that the healthcare systems in Canada and Europe don't treat the sickest patients is just a lie. People in Canada and Europe live longer and are healthier as numerous studies have shown. US is 37th!Recent polls show over 85% of... (Missoulian, MT)
Winslet powerful in 'The Reader' Jul 6, 2009
After his bout with scarlet fever is over, he returns to thank her. Before long, despite their 20-year age difference, she has seduced him. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Great-grandmother takes a spin around the Que Jul 3, 2009
My grandson got his motorcycle and he kept saying, I ll take you for a ride, Gigi, Clema said. Every time he saw me he d say, Are you ready for a ride, Gigi. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
What is Scarlet Fever? Jun 18, 2009
What is Scarlet Fever ... What is Scarlet Fever ... What is Scarlet Fever. (Suite101.com)
Nashville's Belmont Mansion May 30, 2009
Two died of Scarlet Fever. During the Civil War, Adelecia would lose her second husband. (Suite101.com)
Randall Franks: A comb, mirror and brush May 14, 2009
She spread its length down upon her shoulders and towards the floor, performing a nightly ritual that her mother Rachel taught her to do before the Scarlet fever came and took her red hair. From the dark oak dressing table she picked up a brush left her by her mother; encrusted upon it in gold were lightly lilting engravings that surrounded the initials RMH. Beside it lay a matching comb and hand mirror. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
The Obama Flu? May 1, 2009
In the 1940s, it was not uncommon, when there was an outbreak of measles, mumps, chicken pox, scarlet fever or polio, for homes and families to be quarantined until it could be demonstrated to health authorities that everyone in the house was free of the disease. Today's political correctness means we cannot discriminate against individuals who may bring in infectious diseases like AIDS.. (Human Events Online)
It Happened in Keokuk Apr 17, 2009
Board of Health issues quarantine order to check scarlet fever. April 16, 1959. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
In sickness and in health Apr 13, 2009
You would think it was the black plague and scarlet fever combined the way he carries on. I don't doubt the veracity of his malaise (though the severity of symptoms are sometimes in question) and I don't begrudge him for laying down and resting. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
After 51 years, sister finds brother in obituary Apr 11, 2009
At the age of 13, Bob contracted scarlet fever and he, Mary and some of the other kids were put in isolation at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society for Children and Animals then at 7 Elk St., Albany. An April 1944 story in the old Knickerbocker News recounted how Poffahl and another boy got homesick and tried to escape from a third-floor window by shimmying down a rope of tied-together bed sheets. (Albany Times Union)
Focus on Youth: Little I managers are ‘Building Agriculture in the Chips' (32) Apr 9, 2009
In 1926, a scarlet fever epidemic cancelled the show. World War II in 1944 and 1945 prevented an event from being held. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Mystery, identity Apr 4, 2009
He contracted scarlet fever and tried to run away from the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society for Children and Animals ... According to the story, Poffahl was at the home because he was recovering from scarlet fever and had to be isolated from others. (Albany Times Union)
G20 protests dominate newspapers Mar 29, 2009
It follows a steep rise in cases of whooping cough and scarlet fever reported by doctors, it says. The Sunday Mirror claims Coleen Rooney - the wife of England striker Wayne - is three months pregnant. (BBC News -- UK)
• Holy Trinity Episcopal celebrates 100 years Mar 28, 2009
No services were held in April 1910, because public meetings were prohibited due to a scarlet fever epidemic. During the ensuing decades, a variety of clergy and lay people, mostly from Twin Falls, came to Buhl to hold morning and evening prayer or Holy Eucharist services. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
A man of many faces Mar 25, 2009
During the first several years of her life, Wilma suffered with measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox, double pneumonia and polio. After being treated at a hospital 50 miles away for two years, she was able to walk with the aid of a metal leg brace. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
32 Pretty Prom Picks Mar 13, 2009
Pretty Prom Finds: Shopping Spree: teenvogue. Preview the current issue of Teen Vogue. (Teen Vogue)
"The Reader" adds twist to busted Holocaust narrative Feb 27, 2009
He spends months in bed with scarlet fever, without much more than a stamp collection to keep him company. As soon as he feels well enough he visits Hanna to thank her. (The New Hampshire, NH)
A Hungarian refugee endured torture but began anew in Portland Feb 22, 2009
When he was 10, the family was suddenly forced back to Hungary in a cattle car, all five children sick with scarlet fever. Ede was a university student when the revolt began. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
A forgotten hero: Darwin's co-discoverer Feb 14, 2009
Under their tutelage, Darwin, mourning the death of a baby son from scarlet fever, submitted Wallace's essay - with some additions of his own - to the Linnean Society under both their names. A year later - breakneck speed for him - Darwin delivered On the Origin of Species, which became a bestseller. (Times Online)
Looking Back Feb 12, 2009
Wellman has been having some experiences with scarlet fever. The Authorities however took the wise plan to stamp out the disease and we understand closed the school this week and stopped public services, at the churches on Sunday. (Kalona News, IA)
After almost a century, Sisters of St. Margaret to leave New Hartford Feb 8, 2009
It's scarlet fever, and it does cripple people,' said Anderson, from the Pines at Utica Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, remembering the sister as the most influential person in her life. That would be the beginning of a lifelong friendship and connection 86-year-old Anderson would maintain with the Episcopalian religious order of women, who since 1912 have been quietly ministering to the people of Utica and New Hartford in prayer, service and spiritual nurture. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
T. Convery: Do you remember the 1929 Depression? Part 2 Feb 8, 2009
For example, of one was afflicted with scarlet fever, and I was personally one so afflicted, we were confined to our homes for many weeks. The Board of Health placed a placard on our front door warning that a contagious disease existed inside the home and visitors should not enter. (Medford Transcript, MA)
The communist touch Feb 8, 2009
Popova had died of scarlet fever the previous year and Rodchenko, after returning from Paris, turned his attention to film and photography. By the end of the 1920s, Constructivism was waning, and Social Realism had become the official (and only approved) artistic style of the increasingly draconian Soviet state. (International Herald Tribune)
