Definition

1. Noun:
   • Exanthematous fever / Rash fever: A general medical term for a fever accompanied by a widespread rash (exanthem) appearing on the skin.
   • Roseola / Measles / Rubella: In common usage, it often refers specifically to common viral illnesses characterized by fever and a rash, such as roseola (sudden rash in young children), measles (rubeola), or German measles (rubella). The exact disease is determined by the rash's pattern and other symptoms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ em dễ mắc sốt phát ban vào mùa xuân. (Children are susceptible to exanthematous fever in the spring.)
  • Triệu chứng chính của sốt phát ban là sốt cao và nổi những đốm đỏ. (The main symptoms of rash fever are high fever and red spots.)
  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bé bị sốt phát ban dạng rubella. (The doctor diagnosed the child with rubella-type rash fever.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: In clinical settings, "sốt phát ban" is a syndromic description. Further tests are needed to identify the specific pathogen (e.g., measles virus, rubella virus, human herpesvirus 6 for roseola).
  • Bệnh nhân nhập viện với hội chứng sốt phát ban chưa rõ nguyên nhân. (The patient was hospitalized with a fever and rash syndrome of unknown origin.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sốt phát ban dạng sởi (n): Measles (characterized by a specific rash pattern and high fever).
• Sốt phát ban dạng rubella (n): German measles / Rubella (typically a milder rash and fever than measles).

Synonyms

• Exanthem: A medical term for a widespread rash, often accompanying a fever.
• Roseola: A common viral illness in young children, also called "sixth disease," characterized by high fever followed by a rash.
• Rash fever: A direct descriptive synonym.

Related Idioms

• : To have/contract an exanthematous fever.
  • Cả lớp nghỉ học vì nhiều bạn bị sốt phát ban. (The whole class is off school because many students have contracted rash fever.)