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Scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, and glomerulonephritis are all possible complications of an infection with what bacteria?.

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Bacteria called group A Streptococcus (group A strep) cause these infections. It usually takes about 1 to 5 weeks after strep throat or scarlet fever for rheumatic fever to develop.

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