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, ...

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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 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 ...

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 ...

It is most common in children ages 5 to 15 years old. Rheumatic fever is an inflammation in the heart, joints, skin or central nervous system that can occur following inadequately treated strep throat ...

What is acute rheumatic fever? Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with a streptococcus bacteria (such as in strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can ...

The number of cases of scarlet fever in Northern Ireland has risen in the past couple of weeks. The Public Health Agency is alerting parents to the symptoms in children, including a pin-prick rash ...

There was a surge in parents seeking NHS advice for Victorian and 20th century children’s diseases such as scarlet fever in 2024, new data has revealed. Scarlet fever, slapped cheek syndrome and ...