Most children with scarlet fever do not experience any complications. However, while rare, complications can occur during or ...

That's the perspective of a World Health Organization official after the Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network, which ...

Impact Link Before the measles vaccine was developed, over 30 million cases of the disease were reported worldwide each year. What began as a fever, cough, and rash could develop into ...

The rash, which first appears behind the ... can help differentiate measles from other conditions that can resemble it, including streptococcal infection (scarlet fever), fifth disease (slapped cheek ...

has served a key role in identifying measles cases — since the classic fever and rash symptoms can be confused clinically with other diseases like scarlet fever or roseola. With a blood sample ...