Tag: Scarlet Fever

The UK Health Security Agency had previously documented 4,622 instances of scarlet fever from September to December. Streptococcus pyogenes can stay in the throat and on the skin and, if transmitted through sneezing or physical contact, can cause a variety of infections, including impetigo, scarlet fever, and strep throat. Scarlet Fever High fever, severe muscle aches, localized muscle tenderness, and redness at the wound site are among the symptoms. A UKHSA undercount of scarlet fever incidence would not have affected data on the number of invasive Strep A, which has killed 19 infants...