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Scarlet fever usually develops in children, just like colds or the flu are common in children. This disease is most common in 3-15 year olds with males and females being equally affected.<ref name=Czarkowski2011>{{cite journal |last=Czarkowski |first=M. P. |last2=Kondej |first2=B. |last3=Staszewska |first3=E. |year=2011 |title=Scarlet fever in Poland in 2009 |journal=Przegl Epidemiol |volume=65 |issue=2 |pages=209–212 |pmid=21913461 }}</ref> By the age of 10 years most children have acquired protective [[antibody|antibodies]] and scarlet fever at this age or older is rare.<ref name=Czarkowski2010>{{cite journal |last=Czarkowski |first=M. P. |last2=Kondej |first2=B. |year=2010 |title=Scarlet fever in Poland in 2008 |journal=Przegl Epidemiol |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=185–188 |pmid=20731219 }}</ref>{{Dubious|reason=Streptococcus pyogenes has more than a dozen serotypes which can each cause the disease|date=May 2012}} | Scarlet fever usually develops in children, just like colds or the flu are common in children. This disease is most common in 3-15 year olds with males and females being equally affected.<ref name=Czarkowski2011>{{cite journal |last=Czarkowski |first=M. P. |last2=Kondej |first2=B. |last3=Staszewska |first3=E. |year=2011 |title=Scarlet fever in Poland in 2009 |journal=Przegl Epidemiol |volume=65 |issue=2 |pages=209–212 |pmid=21913461 }}</ref> By the age of 10 years most children have acquired protective [[antibody|antibodies]] and scarlet fever at this age or older is rare.<ref name=Czarkowski2010>{{cite journal |last=Czarkowski |first=M. P. |last2=Kondej |first2=B. |year=2010 |title=Scarlet fever in Poland in 2008 |journal=Przegl Epidemiol |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=185–188 |pmid=20731219 }}</ref>{{Dubious|reason=Streptococcus pyogenes has more than a dozen serotypes which can each cause the disease|date=May 2012}} | ||
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Overview
Scarlet fever usually develops in children, just like colds or the flu are common in children. This disease is most common in 3-15 year olds with males and females being equally affected.[1] By the age of 10 years most children have acquired protective antibodies and scarlet fever at this age or older is rare.[2][dubious ]