Scarlet fever can also cause ‘strawberry tongue ... The most important step is to wash your hands regularly, particularly after coughing or sneezing, and before preparing food or eating.

Five of the ten most visited health conditions on the NHS website mostly affect youngsters – including scarlet fever, slapped cheek syndrome and hand, foot and mouth disease. Advice on Covid and ...

Scarlet fever, slapped cheek syndrome and hand, foot and mouth disease all surged into the top 10 most viewed NHS advice pages last year after a post-pandemic increase in cases of the diseases.