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Scarlet fever: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.
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This guidance is for health professionals to give to the public. It explains:
- what scarlet fever is and how to protect yourself
- what the symptoms are and how you can get it
- who is most at risk
- how it is diagnosed and treated
- the potential complications
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Published 1 March 2014Last updated 29 March 2019 + show all updates
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Updated 'scarlet fever: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment' document.
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Updated guidance.
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