Scarlet fever is an illness that can happen in kids, usually 5–15 years old, who also have strep throat or strep skin infections. The strep bacteria make a toxin (poison) that causes a bright red, ...

Scarlet fever is an illness that can happen in kids, usually 5–15 years old, who also have strep throat or strep skin infections. The strep bacteria make a toxin (poison) that causes a bright red, ...

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 ...

Scarlet fever was once a feared childhood disease and, indeed, if left untreated it may lead to very serious health problems. But although the symptoms can be debilitating for some people ...

A young child in Queensland has been diagnosed with a mysterious strain of Scarlet fever directly linked to the epidemic in the UK, setting off alarm bells among infectious disease experts in ...

Five of the top ten visited pages on the NHS website last year were for conditions that mostly affect the young ...

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 ...

The number of scarlet fever cases on the Isle of Wight has quadrupled in a fortnight, government data shows The number of cases of scarlet fever on the Isle of Wight has quadrupled in a fortnight ...

Main character William (Phoenix Laroche), who's 7, gets scarlet fever and nearly dies. After he recovers, his beloved stuffed animal is taken away to be burned so the disease won't spread. Though the ...

Hyderabad: Hyderabad is witnessing a rise in cases of scarlet fever among children between 5 years and 15 years, along with other viral fevers during the ongoing winter season, senior pediatricians on ...

A new strain of Group A Streptococcus (or Strep A), called M1UK, is behind the spike of scarlet fever cases seen in the last 3 years in the United Kingdom, researchers from Imperial College London ...