Scarlet Fever Probably Didn't Blind Mary Ingalls

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Mary Ingalls's blindness at age 14 was likely caused by viral meningoencephalitis. Why did the book name scarlet fever as the culprit, and why does it matter? Read More...

Read the complete post at http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/scarlet-fever-probably-didnt-blind-mary-ingalls/


Posted Feb 03 2013, 09:01 PM by Motherlode