Why We Don’t Worry About Scarlet Fever Anymore
My 1-year-old daughter recently got sick. She cried nonstop, she ran a fever, and her body broke out in a fiery red, spotty, measleslike rash. But it wasn’t measles. (Recent outbreaks notwithstanding, that disease is blessedly rare in the U.S., thanks to widespread vaccination.) Alarmed by the spreading rash and worsening symptoms, I rushed my screaming toddler to an […]