Scarlet fever begins with a short period of tired feeling.
A short period of chilly sensation, fullness of eyes and sore throat. In a few hours fever begins with great heat of back of head. It soon extends all over the body, sick stomach and vomiting, generally accompany the disease. Rash of a red color beginning on back, and extends to throat and limbs. The skin at this time throws off all of the dead scales that had been red rash in the forepart of the disease.