A 5-year-old girl who eventually received a diagnosis of strep throat was suffering from the typical symptoms associated with the illness, but also one additional ailment that stood out: so-called ...

Parents in Northern Ireland have been urged to be on the lookout for symptoms of scarlet fever after a “surge” in cases across the nation. Clusters of cases have been reported at schools and nurseries ...

Yet another scary illness has emerged from the coronavirus pandemic, and it affects children: a condition that looks eerily similar to Kawasaki disease. As of Friday, 73 kids in New York state have ...

Scarlet fever, predominantly affecting young children, may initially resemble a common cold until distinctive symptoms such as strawberry tongue and a bumpy rash emerge. The infection, while treatable ...

Strawberry tongue cues provider to rare condition 'You don't have to remember it all, just enough to know you need to find out the rest.' I practice in a small hospital in a rural town. Early in my ...

Due to a resurgence in scarlet fever cases in Europe and the U.S., dental teams should know the symptoms, since they may be the first to notice the early orofacial signs of the bacterial infection, ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– Her child had all the signs of a viral infection. The doctors sent the family home from the emergency room three times, but a local mother wouldn’t stop until she found out what ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has sounded the alarm about an infectious disease that "can become serious if left untreated". The alert was broadcast across X on Monday morning (April 14), ...

Who knew that saying "Ahhh" could be so educational? You might think that a symptom on your tongue—such as an unusual color or texture—is no big deal, but what happens in your mouth can often be a ...

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