a German-language article on how the number of scarlet fever cases have risen in Bavaria. It mentions that you can catch it again and again, and that it is #airborne . Also that it can have rare but pretty terrible side-effects such as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

Another good reason to #MaskUpButtercup

#MaskUp #YallMasking #ScarletFeverIsNotOver

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/wissen/scharlach-faelle-bei-kindern-in-bayern-das-sollten-eltern-wissen-symptome-risiken-behandlung,UW9wlA9?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=BR.de

Scharlach-Fälle bei Kindern in Bayern: Das sollten Eltern wissen - Symptome, Risiken, Behandlung

Die Zahl der Scharlach-Erkrankungen bei Kindern in Bayern ist stark gestiegen. Besonders im Winter verbreitet sich die bakterielle Infektion schnell. Alles über Ursachen, Symptome, Behandlungsmöglichkeiten und worauf Eltern achten sollten.

BR24

@fritzoids I wonder if this has anything to do with continuously exposing children to a disease that can trash their immune system for quite a while? Nah, can't be... /s

#PostPublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver

@alxndr

nah, it was the 2 months in 2020 when ALL THE KIDS had to stay at home and be exposed only to their legal guardians. Especially all the kids that were born in the last 4 years. /s