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A 2-year-old child is admitted to your hospital. The child’s pediatrician has been following the child for several days and has noted her to have had high fever, peeling skin, abdominal pain, and a bright red throat. You are concerned because two common pediatric problems that could explain this child’s condition have overlapping presenting signs and symptoms. Which of the following statements, comparing these two diseases in your differential, is true?