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.

While Scarlet fever is treatable with antibiotics, the illness can still make children very sick. Symptoms include headaches and fever alongside the characteristic pink-red rash with a sandpaper-like ...

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 ...

Background Classical criteria differ when performing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis in infants younger than 90 days with fever without a source (FWS). Our objectives were to analyze the ...

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Most healthcare providers consider a fever to be at 100.4 or higher. Central temperature measurement sites include the rectum (anus), which is a more invasive site typically used for young infants or ...

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An exanthem is any eruptive skin rash that may be associated with fever or other systemic symptoms ... a combination of both. In children, exanthems are most often related to infection and ...