In general, appropriately diagnosed and treated scarlet fever results in few if any long-term effects. However, if complications develop for whatever reason, problems that include kidney damage, hepatitis, vasculitis, septicemia, congestive heart failure, and even death may occur.
binding. 1  the action of a person or thing that binds. 2  a thing that binds, as. 3  the fastenings on a ski for the boot. 4  a band or bandage. 5  tape used in sewing to strengthen seams, edges, etc. 6  the covers and backing of a book. 7  a cohesive substance for holding a mixture together.
Law A judicial decision that is binding on other equal or lower courts in the same jurisdiction as to its conclusion on a point of law, and may also be persuasive to courts in other jurisdictions, in subsequent cases involving sufficiently similar facts. 2.