Feb 3, 2013 | Detroit News
U-M doctor says scarlet fever not cause of Little House on the Prairie's Mary Ingalls blindness
Dr. Beth Tarini, a U-M pediatrician, suggests Mary Ingalls did not go blind from scarlet fever.
Scarlet fever, a contagious childhood disease, usually begins with an acutely sore throat that is caused by a particular strain of streptococci bacteria.
There have been a few diagnosed cases of scarlet fever in the Tri-port area, but it's nothing to get too excited about, said the North Island's top doc.