Scarlet Fever
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Scarlet fever is a disease that usually affects children, but it can occur in any age group. Caused by the streptococcus bacteria, this is a rash that is usually accompanied by a sore throat. A child can get infected with the bacteria either through airborne droplets or by physical contact. Incubation period takes about two to four days.
The characteristic symptoms of scarlet fever are a “strawberry tongue” (a thick white coating on the tongue that peels within four or five days) and a rash that appears twelve hours within the onset of the disease. Consult a general practitioner as soon as symptoms appear. Scarlet fever is treated with antibiotics usually resolved without further complication. To reduce the pain when swallowing, give your child soft food and hot drinks.