Parents in Northern Ireland have been urged to be on the lookout for symptoms of scarlet fever after a “surge” in cases across the nation. Clusters of cases have been reported at schools and nurseries ...

My 1-year-old daughter recently got sick. She cried nonstop, she ran a fever, and her body broke out in a fiery red, spotty, measleslike rash. But it wasn't measles. (Recent outbreaks notwithstanding, ...

ASHTABULA, Ohio — The Ashtabula County Health Department is reporting "a spike" in cases of strep throat, plus a few reported cases of associated scarlet fever from strep throat infections.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – The Ashtabula ...

Due to a resurgence in scarlet fever cases in Europe and the U.S., dental teams should know the symptoms, since they may be the first to notice the early orofacial signs of the bacterial infection, ...

Rheumatic fever (RF) and scarlet fever are both caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria, but they present with different symptoms and complications, some of them potentially serious. Scarlet fever is ...

The tragic deaths of 13 children in England and an unusual rise in autumn cases have put researchers on alert. As the days lengthen and temperatures rise each spring, British paediatricians know what ...

Scarlet fever is spiking in the UK, with case numbers more than fourfold higher than normal for this time of year. And a rare but serious invasive disease caused by the same bacteria that causes ...