Riddle me this....

Can you guess the illness that's going around before the end of the riddle?

I clothe you as royalty, in hues of deep red.
It's an old little proverb that I ought to be fed.
You can say "don't be rash!" but you sure ain't my boss.
And I might cause you pain in your esophagus.
I miss those great days on the Oregon Trail.
Breathing on others is a public health fail.
You must stay in bed, cannot work like a beaver.
That's right everybody my name's Scarlet Fever!

In Guatemala. For serious. It's crazy to be sure, especially considering two people from our team have it. Even funnier (not that disease is funny), the girls' room is now a quarantine zone inhabited by the bitter souls of women who feel fine but cannot leave for 48 hours. My roommate is also quarantined elsewhere as are two other guys here...not because they are sick but because they were exposed to people who are sick. It's all fairly comical for those of us who are still free to breathe fresh, non-lysol saturated air and play fun games in the sunshine. However we do covet your prayers for Beth and Morgan. They will be able to play with the kids once they are on medication for 24 hours, but it will take around 15 days for them to be healed completely. The peeling and itching won't be any fun.

Thanks!

-Matt