Scarlet fever cases reach 50 year high: Experts warn parents to look out for red rash, nausea and high temperature

Scarlet fever cases reach 50 year high: Experts warn parents to look out for red rash, nausea and high  Last year there were 17,559 cases of the disease in England. The disease is most common in children under 10 and causes a sore throat, fever a rash and occasionally leads to pneumonia. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Increase in scarlet fever across England Public Health England
• Scarlet Fever NHS Choices
• Scarlet fever cases in England soar BBC News
• GPs put on scarlet fever alert as cases hit record levels for third year GP Online