In the early 20th century, scarlet fever was one of the leading causes of infant death, sometimes wiping out an entire family’s children. Over 2,800 deaths were recorded at the height of the 1914 ...

Not as common as it was 100 years ago, scarlet fever -- scarlatina -- is a bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus or "group A strep." This illness affects a small percentage of people who ...

Scarlet fever is a contagious infection that is most common in young children, and while symptoms can range from mild to ...

Does your child have strep throat, or is it just a common cold? It's challenging but important for parents to understand the differences in throat infections in kids. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, ...

The Ashtabula County Health Department is reporting "a spike" in cases of strep throat, plus a few reported cases of associated scarlet fever from strep throat infections. "Unfortunately, we are not ...

Since local health officials began tending to an outbreak of scarlet fever in a D.C. elementary school 10 days ago, scattered cases have cropped up almost daily in schools across the Washington region ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – The Ashtabula ...

Strawberry tongue can be a sign of conditions like Kawasaki disease, scarlet fever, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Get ...

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. “We’re seeing kiddos with viral gastroenteritis, ear ...

An elementary school in Southfield, Michigan, is reporting four cases of scarlet fever. Southfield Public Schools said in a release Thursday that the cases were confirmed at Stevenson Elementary ...