Scarlet fever is a contagious infection that is most common in young children, and while symptoms can range from mild to ...

Writing on X, the UKHSA said: "Scarlet fever is common in young children and usually mild, but it’s important to get it ...

In the early 20th century, scarlet fever was one of the leading causes of infant death, sometimes wiping out an entire family’s children. Over 2,800 deaths were recorded at the height of the 1914 ...

Parents urged to contact GP if children show signs of scarlet fever as UK Health Security Agency issues warning about the ...

The UKHSA provided guidance on what symptoms of scarlet fever to watch out for. In a statement on X, the agency said: ...

Parents in Northern Ireland have been urged to be on the lookout for symptoms of scarlet fever after a “surge” in cases across the nation. Clusters of cases have been reported at schools and nurseries ...

My 1-year-old daughter recently got sick. She cried nonstop, she ran a fever, and her body broke out in a fiery red, spotty, measleslike rash. But it wasn't measles. (Recent outbreaks notwithstanding, ...

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Rheumatic fever (RF) and scarlet fever are both caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria, but they present with different symptoms and complications, some of them potentially serious. Scarlet fever is ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today confirmed that scarlet fever and infections with invasive Group A streptococcus (iGAS) "continue to remain higher than we would typically see at this time ...

Scarlet fever is spiking in the UK, with case numbers more than fourfold higher than normal for this time of year. And a rare but serious invasive disease caused by the same bacteria that causes ...