… and most common in children between the ages of two and eight – although anyone of any age can catch it. Public Health England said scarlet fever usually reaches its highest levels in the winter before peaking in March, and there has been a rise in …
Category: Scarlet Fever
Scarlet fever is on the rise in Wales – this is what to look out for
Health officials in Wales have urged parents to be alert to the symptoms of scarlet fever amid a rise in cases in Wales. This January saw 104 cases of the highly infectious disease in Wales compared to 78 in the same month in 2016 – a rise of 33%.