All you need to know on the symptoms and options available to help
With high rates of Group A Strep and scarlet fever among children in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Trust has updated its symptom checker with details on symptoms and the options available to help.
Read more: Strep A Northern Ireland: Department issues statement over 'untrue' social media posts about prescriptionsEight children in Great Britain have died with a form of Strep A, while the death of a four-year-old child in Ireland is being investigated to see if Strep A was a contributory factor.
Meanwhile all routine procedures at Belfast's paediatric hospital have been postponed, after an increase in children presenting with symptoms of bacterial and viral infections.In a statement on Wednesday, the Trust said that the hospital is experiencing "very significant pressures" in its emergency department, with 227 children attending on Tuesday.
"We appreciate how difficult this will be for families and children and we apologise for the distress this may cause." The rash of scarlet fever often begins with small spots on the body that then spread to the neck, arms and legs over the next 1-2 days. It is often ‘sand-paper’ like to touch but it is not itchy.If your child has a runny nose with their tonsillitis, it makes a diagnosis of scarlet fever/Group A strep less likely. Most children with Group A Strep throat infection or scarlet fever will get better with antibiotics.
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