MORE than 30 cases of scarlet fever were reported in the South West last week, according to Public Health England.Now parents are being told to look out for symptoms after new cases of scarlet fever were recorded.The warning is to try to stem the rise in cases of the illness - to catch it ahead of a peak in infections, which happen in March and April, as it is contagious.Although scarlet fever is now a much less serious infection than it used to be, complications can still arise, particularly in...
