Daily Quiz for February 21, 2016

Determining susceptibility to scarlet fever. Drs. George and Gladys Dick, husband and wife, developed the skin test. They proved that scarlet fever is caused by streptococcus. As a result, they produced a vaccine and an anti-toxin against the disease. Before this, scarlet fever which largely affects children had a 25% mortality rate. In other cases, it left lasting consequences.