If you suspect that your child has scarlet fever, be aware that they can pass it on to someone else until 24 hours after their first dose of antibiotics. If they don’t take antibiotics, they ...

Scarlet fever is a bacterial disease with sandpaper-like rash that spreads over the body, according to Mount Sinai, in addition to other symptoms — many of which were exhibited by Jones.

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Scarlet fever hit its highest level in England for 50 years, with more than 17,000 cases reported in 2016 - research in the Lancet shows. The disease has been on the rise since 2014, but experts ...

HEMPSTEAD, Long Island, Nov. 20.--Scarlet fever is raging in Smithville South and vicinity to such an extent that the schools have been closed on that account. Three deaths from the ...

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EHS highlights symptoms and prevention of bacterial infection affecting children Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that is caused by toxins produced by Group A Streptococcus (GAS) bacteria ...

Strep A causes a range of infections, from a sore throat to scarlet fever. The new strain's emergence, reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, coincides with a rise in rare but potentially ...

Scarlet fever alert as schools send out urgent letters warning of disease - here are the symptoms you need to know ...