A guy at work had it and I was wondering, especially since I work at a library and we are always handing stuff to each other and running into each other's departments looking for things. I would really hate to catch it...
2006-10-17 13:21:25 · 5 answers · asked by Rogue7 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Yes, it can be contagious. However, when my son was young, he had it and no one else in the household caught it from him. There is no need to worry. If you do begin to show signs of it, an antibiotic will cure it in fairly quick order.
2006-10-17 14:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scarlet fever is a form of Strep throat. The tell tale sign is you get a scarlet rash which is not normal with strep. My daughter's was under her pantie line. I thought she just had a reaction the the antibiotic. I nearly fell over when the doctor told me that is was scarlet fever. A hundred years ago she more than likely would have died. Now we just take an antibiotic and suck on Popsicles. It is extremely important that you go on an antibiotic ASAP if you have strep. And yes it is contagious, very contagious.
2006-10-17 21:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bookworm4124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Remember the Velveteen Rabbit? The mother had to get rid of the rabbit after the child's scarlet fever illness because others could catch the illness from the toy. Such a shame ...
2006-10-17 21:36:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is.
2006-10-17 20:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is
2006-10-17 20:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anna Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋