Peter Andre has spoken of his worry as he revealed his daughter has come down with scarlet fever, as Strep A infections spread among primary-school aged children.
The singer, 49, described how his family has been 'struck down by all sorts of things' in the run-up to Christmas. He also said he was grateful that his wife, Emily, is a doctor as they battle the bugs.
Peter and Emily share two children together, Amelia, eight, and Theo, six. The Mysterious Girl hit-maker is also proud dad to Junior, 17, and Princess, 15, who he shares with ex-wife Katie Price.
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When asked about the build-up to Christmas, Peter opened up about the 'tough situation' a lot of families are facing as Strep A cases rise, reports the Mirror. He also spoke of the string of illnesses his family had been dealing with, explaining: "So it started with Bista, she had a 24 hour bug that she passed to me – that was very nice of her!
"And then I got over the 24 hour bug after, obviously, 24 hours but then she then developed tonsillitis and then Theo then got tonsillitis and he's still on antibiotics. And now, Millie's got scarlet fever and so she's got the rash all over and it's like oh, no."
He continued: "So it's a bit of a tough situation for a lot of families going through that because, of course, there's a lot of the Strep A that's causing a lot of problems. So a lot of parents are worried.
"But for us, you know, Emily's a doctor and she's on it, she's on everything, so I feel very, very lucky in that in that respect."
According to the NHS, scarlet fever is "a contagious infection that mostly affects young children" but it is "easily treated with antibiotics". Meanwhile, the NHS states that Strep A is a common type of bacteria.
Most Strep A infections are mild and easily treated, but some are more serious. Scarlet fever is caused by bacteria called group A streptococci. These bacteria also cause other respiratory and skin infections such as strep throat and impetigo.
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