The toxins also can affect your tongue. Scarlet fever in adults This condition is most common among children between the ages of 5 and 15. But anyone exposed to group A strep bacteria can get it.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About scarlet fever. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical guidance for scarlet fever. American Academy of Pediatrics. Choking prevention.

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 ...

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

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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 ...

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