<s>[INST] How do you get it? [/INST] Scarlet fever is highly contagious.  The bacteria are present in the mouth, throat and nose of the infected person and are spread by contact with that person's mucus or saliva.  These might even be on cups, plates, pens, or surfaces, such as tables which might have been used or touched by someone carrying the bacteria.
 You can also catch the disease by breathing infected airborne droplets produced through an infected person's coughing or sneezing. Source: HILL VIEW SURGERY. Link: https://www.hillviewsurgery.co.uk/info.aspx?p=21. Field: Infectious Disease. Disease: Fever </s>