Early Life. Gerald R. Ford Jr. was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska, but kept neither his name nor his hometown for long. In just weeks, he was whisked away by his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner, to her parents' home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Definition. 1  Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a disease, caused by a type of bacteria, in which large sheets of skin may peel away. 2  SSSS primarily strikes children under the age of five, particularly infants. 3  SSSS is caused by a type of bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus.  SSSS begins with a small area of infection.