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 ?
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(500\u00a0mg) 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.