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Does Persistent Fatigue Indicate Recurrence Of Scarlet Fever?

Hi ya i have a 12 year old boy since last week he has got tierd very quickly and slept all day monday, he was sick all so sunday night and monday when he was a wake. I sent him back to school today because he was a lot brighter this morning but he has gone back down again since coming home . He had scarlett fever about a year and a half ago could this be this coming back ?
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The symptoms described here are not very specific to scarlet fever . but any bacterial or viral infection may start with almost similar symptoms initially .

You can start with a tab paracetamol(500mg) for the symptoms mentioned above and can repeat after 4-6 hours if symptoms appear again .
let him take rest if he feels to do so.
also give him lot of oral fluids/liquids (like juices, soups, milk etc ).
Note down any other symptoms or signs , e.g any rash , throat pain , etc.
And if the symptoms are not getting better or turning worse , and he is still lazy and down , then it is better to consult a local GP to get his throat examined and possibly to do a blood test (cbc preferably).

Hope this might help you to some extent .
The advice given on the basis of available details .
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Does Persistent Fatigue Indicate Recurrence Of Scarlet Fever?

Hi The symptoms described here are not very specific to scarlet fever . but any bacterial or viral infection may start with almost similar symptoms initially . You can start with a tab paracetamol(500mg) for the symptoms mentioned above and can repeat after 4-6 hours if symptoms appear again . let him take rest if he feels to do so. also give him lot of oral fluids/liquids (like juices, soups, milk etc ). Note down any other symptoms or signs , e.g any rash , throat pain , etc. And if the symptoms are not getting better or turning worse , and he is still lazy and down , then it is better to consult a local GP to get his throat examined and possibly to do a blood test (cbc preferably). Hope this might help you to some extent . The advice given on the basis of available details .