What Is Scarlatina?
Many people better know scarlatina as scarlet fever. This is an illness that is usually the result of infection with certain strains of strep or streptococcus bacteria. Most often affecting kids up to the early teen years, the condition has very recognizable symptoms. It used to be the case that this illness could result in terrible complications and cause death, but now, in most cases when it is recognized early, it can be easily treated with antibiotics.
