Scarlet Fever

This last week I've been so super sick and not in a good I'm pregnant kind of way. More like a strep throat cant eat a thing kind of sick. Its been miserable, and it took me 5 days before I actually went in to a doctor. I know a BAD idea but the ladies at work had all said that they had been sick and it all starts with a sore throat so I figured I needed to just ride it out. But when my hives wouldn't go away and my throat wasn't getting even a little bit better, in fact its gotten worse, I had to go in. He told me that he didn't even need to test me that he knew I had strep, said that he'd treat me and if it doesn't get better I could have mono. But that normally has a rash with it, cue me rolling up my sleeves and showing him my lovely little rash. He took one look at it and said oh no that's a strep rash we call it Scarlet Fever. WHAT THE HECK! I didn't even know people got scarlet fever anymore. He acted like it was no big deal so I just went with it. But when I got home I had to do some research. The only thing I've ever known about scarlet fever I learned from playing Oregon Trail as a kid. And anyone who has played that game knows that you lose people in your wagon party to scarlet fever so I had to make sure it wasn't something bad!
Its not bad its annoying and can cause problems if not treated but we've got that one under control. The surprising thing for me was reading that most people who get it are between the ages of 4-8 years old, I'm pretty sure I'm no where near that age group. This was just something that shocked me. So I want to know, have any of you ever had scarlet fever or known anyone who has? I really thought that this was something that wasn't around anymore!