Guidance

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.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 March 2014
• Last updated: 29 March 2019 — See all updates

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Scarlet fever: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

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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

Published 1 March 2014
Last updated 29 March 2019 + show all updates

1. 29 March 2019

   Updated 'scarlet fever: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment' document.

2. 5 December 2018

   Updated guidance.

3. 1 March 2014

   First published.