Scarlet fever is one of the common infectious diseases in childhood, and with the right treatment, it usually heals well today. This was not always the case. In the past, before antibiotics were available, families were often very afraid of scarlet fever because it frequently had a severe course. Even though the diagnosis can still be unsettling at first, children can generally be treated safely today. Early medical evaluation, guideline-based antibiotic therapy, and good hyg