scarlatina
/ˌskɑrləˈtinə/
noun
- An infectious disease, especially in children, that causes a sore throat, fever, and a red rash; scarlet fever.
- The doctor prescribed penicillin to treat her scarlatina.
- The child was diagnosed with scarlatina and had to stay home from school for two weeks.
- Before antibiotics, scarlatina was a much more dangerous illness.