The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has sounded the alarm over a 'highly contagious' issue that can become serious if left ...

Scarlet fever, or scarlatina, is a bacterial infection that causes a distinctive bright red sandpaper-like rash.

A spike in strep throat cases in Ashtabula County has led the Ashtabula County Health Department to spread information regarding the illness and several cases of associated scarlet fever, according to ...

“These bacteria produce toxins that lead to scarlet fever symptoms including the distinctive rash. This feels like sandpaper and typically starts on the neck and chest, before spreading to other ...