What Is Scarlet Fever?

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2. Scarlet Fever

If strep throat is not treated, or if the patient is vulnerable, then it can develop into scarlet fever, which is also sometimes called scarlatina. This most often occurs in children that are aged between 5 to 15 years old. Although potentially more serious than strep throat, scarlet fever is still relatively easy to treat with antibiotics.

Scarlet fever has a bad reputation because it was more dangerous to children before the arrival of modern medicine. Even though scarlet fever is not considered to be dangerous nowadays, it still can be if treatment is not administered, so the condition should never be treated with complacency.

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