Antibiotics, such as penicillin and amoxicillin, are essential. But warm salt gargles, oatmeal baths, and other home ...

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 ...

Health experts are urging parents to keep an eye out for signs of scarlet fever in their children following their return to ...

A cobblestone throat occurs when inflamed bumps develop in the back of your throat. Infections, allergies, and acid reflux ...

THERE are a substantial number of physicians who are opposed to active immunization against scarlet fever, claiming that the accompanying reactions are unusually severe. The presence of this ...

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 ...

Scarlet fever alert as schools send out urgent letters warning of disease - here are the symptoms you need to know ...

Scarlet fever was once a feared childhood disease and, indeed, if left untreated it may lead to very serious health problems.

Children are regularly off-colour but it can leave parents with a tough decision of whether they need to stay off school - ...

Thirty-three cases of scarlet fever have been found in pupils at Brynaman Primary School Three more cases of scarlet fever have been found in pupils at a primary school where two children have ...

Boots Superintendent Pharmacist, Claire Nevinson, has shared four simple steps parents can take to help their children avoid ...

Virgin Voyages' first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady, is about to go into dry dock for the first time where the vessel will ...