The NHS says scarlet fever is a contagious infection that mostly affects young children. It's easily treated with antibiotics. Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories ...

"High numbers of scarlet fever, which is caused by group A streptococcus, also continue to be reported." Prof Susan Hopkins, its chief medical adviser, said: "If your child is unwell and has a ...

It is most common among children under 10. Science Photo Library A joint investigation by public health authorities from across England and Wales found that the incidence of scarlet fever tripled ...

It is not a health condition on its own but a symptom of several diseases, including bacterial and viral infections, Kawasaki ...

Of the 1 578 scarlet fever cases during the study period, most occurred in children aged <10 years (1 344, 85%), in males (882, 56%), and during winter and spring months (918, 57%). There were no ...

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

THE unusual clinical entity of staphylococcal scarlet fever was described by Aranow and Wood 1 in 1942, in a patient with staphylococcal osteomyelitis and bacteremia, in whom the typical rash and ...

A couple who believe their house is haunted have begun inviting ghost hunters to come in to check out the apparent ...

As we've already discussed, Billy and Tommy are technically the children of Scarlet Witch and Vision. However, they aren't really related to Vision by blood (since he has none). And because they ...

Lisa said: "I'd never seen a child hallucinate before or become ... Image caption, Fiona Robertson's son had Strep A which developed into scarlet fever Dundee mum Fiona Robertson's five-year ...

The UK is currently being hit by a number of severe viruses, as well as the usual coughs and colds, as people are advised to ...

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