Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that causes a bright red rash. It looks and feels like sandpaper, and it's sometimes called "sandpaper rash." The infection, also called scarlatina ...

Scarlet fever (scarlatina) is a bacterial infection that mostly affects children. Although in the past scarlet fever was a serious illness, antibiotics mean it's now less common and easier to treat. A ...

The most common symptoms of scarlet fever include sore throat, fever, swollen neck glands, a bumpy rash on the chest and ...

Antibiotics, such as penicillin and amoxicillin, are essential. But warm salt gargles, oatmeal baths, and other home ...

Furthermore, no case of scarlet fever has developed among these ... dyspnea and a maculopapular rash (2 children). In 1 child the reaction followed the first injection, and in 3 it followed ...

Scarlet fever: A bacterial infection that causes a fever, sore throat, and a red, sandpaper-like rash that first appears on the neck and spreads all over the body. Scarlet fever spreads through ...

Symptoms include a sore throat, headache and fever, accompanied by a red rash that is rough to the touch (sometimes described as 'like sandpaper'). Scarlet fever was a common cause of death in the ...

The main difference between the two is their appearance. Purpura and petechiae can both appear in rash-like clusters. An unexplained rash may require treatment, and any child with an unexplained ...

But symptoms can begin even before the well-known rash appears. READ MORE: Met Office weather map predicts UK set for balmy 22C heat within days POLL: Which is the best airline in the UK? Scarlet ...

Rashes can look like rough ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms of scarlet fever. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About group A strep infection.

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