Unfortunately, scarlet fever can still be serious – but thanks also to antibiotics it’s now less common and easier to treat, and the risk of complications is vastly reduced.
Since the lifting of COVID-19 quarantine measures, various infectious diseases such as chickenpox, measles, whooping cough, ...
When I contracted whooping cough a few years ago, I thought there must have been a mistake. Surely this antiquated disease couldn't still be active in the 21st century? But what started as a two ...
Scarlet fever hit its highest level in England for 50 years, with more than 17,000 cases reported in 2016 - research in the Lancet shows. The disease has been on the rise since 2014, but experts ...
There was a surge in parents seeking NHS advice for Victorian and 20th century children’s diseases such as scarlet fever in 2024, new data has revealed. Scarlet fever, slapped cheek syndrome and ...