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 ...

"High numbers of scarlet fever, which is caused by group A streptococcus, also continue to be reported." Prof Susan Hopkins, its chief medical adviser, said: "If your child is unwell and has a ...

THE unusual clinical entity of staphylococcal scarlet fever was described by Aranow and Wood 1 in 1942, in a patient with staphylococcal osteomyelitis and bacteremia, in whom the typical rash and ...

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 ...

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His treatment is described as follows : " In conclusion I will say, my treatment of scarlet fever is very simple. Open the bow els regularly every day with some mild ape rient medicine ...