Usually | | | have fever, sore throat, and | | | the eyes may be inflamed. | | | Rash sometimes resembles | | | measles and scarlet fever, | | | variable. | | -------------+------------------------------+-------------------------+ MUMPS | Onset may be sudden, | Same as above. | | beginning with sickness and | | | fever, and pain about the | | | angle of the jaw. The | | | parotid glands become | | | swollen and tender. Opening | | | the mouth is accompanied by | | | pain. | | -------------+------------------------------+-------------------------+ POLIOMYELITIS| Onset sudden, fever, | Contact with discharge | | excitable, pain on bending | from nose, throat or | | neck forward, pain on being | bowels of a patient | | handled, headache, vomiting. | or carrier. | | Sometimes sudden development | | | of weakness of one or more | | | muscle groups. | | -------------+------------------------------+-------------------------+ SCARLET | The onset is usually sudden, | Discharges from nose | FEVER | with headache, fever, sore | and mouth, suppurating | | throat, and often vomiting. | glands or ears of a | | Usually within twenty-four | patient. | | hours the rash appears as | Milk may convey | | fine, evenly diffused, and | infection. | | bright red dots under skin. | | | The rash is seen first on | | | the neck and upper part of | | | chest, and lasts three to | | | ten days, when it fades and | | | the skin peels in scales, | | | flakes, or even large | | | pieces. | | -------------+------------------------------+-------------------------+ SMALLPOX | Onset sudden usually with | All discharges of a | | fever and severe backache.