"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 ...

Scarlet fever was once a feared childhood disease and, indeed, if left untreated it may lead to very serious health problems.

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 ...

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 ...

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Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DOMedically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Parents often worry when their child gets a fever—and understandably so. A fever is a symptom, much like a ...

Thirty-three cases of scarlet fever have been found in pupils at Brynaman Primary School Three more cases of scarlet fever have been found in pupils at a primary school where two children have ...

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 ...

Bacteria Striking Back Bacterial infections are much less deadly than they used to be before the introduction of antibiotics. “Before we had antibiotics, infections like scarlet fever could even lead ...

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It is most common in children, but it can also affect adults ... The others are measles, scarlet fever, rubella, Duke's disease, and roseola. About two to three weeks after you’ve been exposed ...

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