Scarlet fever's prominence in fiction makes sense, given that many writers once had real-life experience with the illness. Little Women author Louisa May Alcott's sister died from it at age 22.

Objectives In response to increasing incidence of scarlet fever and wider outbreaks of group A streptococcal infections in London, we aimed to characterise the epidemiology, symptoms, management and ...

Tarini conceived of the project a decade ago when she was in medical school, intrigued by the scarlet fever/blindness connection that she recalled from the Little House stories.

Scarlet fever (scarlatina) is an infectious disease, most commonly seen between the ages of 2 and 8 years. This factsheet explains its causes, prevention and treatment. It is part of a collection on ...

The Ashtabula County Health Department is alerting the public about a spike in strep throat cases and several cases of scarlet fever.

A Bacteriological Study of Four Hundred Cases of Inflammation of the Throat, Occurring in Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever, with Especial Reference to Pathogenesis ...

EHS highlights symptoms and prevention of bacterial infection affecting children Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that is caused by toxins produced by Group A Streptococcus (GAS) bacteria ...

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that causes a bright red rash. It looks and feels like sandpaper, and it's sometimes called "sandpaper rash." The infection, also called scarlatina, spreads ...

A Rikers Island inmate with suspected scarlet fever died after jail staff repeatedly blocked medical workers from treating her, advocates raged and according to records obtained by The Post.

News Health Scarlet fever Unusual 'strawberry' symptom of scarlet fever as Victorian disease makes 'notable resurgence' With cases of scarlet fever skyrocketing by up to 300 per cent in certain ...