A guide to scarlet fever

Amy Noakes

doi:10.12968/jfch.2025.2.1.12

A guide to scarlet fever

Amy Noakes

Senior Lecturer and Course Lead, MSc/PGDip Adult Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, London South Bank University

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Abstract

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that mainly affects children. It is a notifiable disease. This article provides a brief overview of the symptoms, complications and risk factors, and diagnosis and management of scarlet fever.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-13
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Family and Child Health
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12968/jfch.2025.2.1.12
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2025
Externally published	Yes

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