A38: Scarlet fever

Specific bacteria have caused your illness. You get infected by droplets from other people. Such droplets arise for instance from sneezing or coughing.

A few days after you have been infected, you will probably get a high fever, coughing, headaches and limb pain. It is likely that you will also have a severe sore throat and may have difficulty swallowing. In addition, you may have to vomit. You may feel very weak and ill. Your tongue and cheeks are reddened. If you have been infected with scarlet fever for the first time, you will usually have many small red spots on your skin. These small red spots are on the entire body, except around the mouth and on the chin.

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