Symptoms of bacterial diseases often include fever and chills. For more information on symptoms, refer to symptoms of bacterial diseases. Bacterial infections can lead to serious, even life-threatening complications, such as sepsis, kidney failure, toxic shock syndrome, and death.
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) is an infectious fever, characterised by a sore throat, a red, diffuse eruption on the skin, followed by shedding of the superficial part of the skin. Inflammation of the ears and kidneys are common complications.
Scarlet fever is characterized by: 1  Sore throat. 2  Fever. 3  Bright red tongue with a strawberry appearance. 4  Forchheimer spots (fleeting small, red spots on the soft palate) 5  Paranoia. 6  Hallucinations.