Strep A: Mum warns of symptoms after child's illness

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Strep A: Mum warns of symptoms after child's illness
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Joanne Jones said she initially mistook her daughter's sickness for a chest infection.

Joanne's eight-year-old daughter became extremely poorly with Strep AMs Jones said: "My daughter started off with a cough, which got worse, I thought she maybe had a chest infection."But after four days of hardly eating, I knew it wasn't just a bug. At times she seemed OK. Then her temp would spike to 40 degrees."

Ms Jones' youngest daughter aged three, also caught the infection and is being treated with antibiotics. "These children will go on to develop scarlet fever-specific symptoms, including a fine pink-red rash that feels like sandpaper to touch, and parents should contact their GP.

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