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Mar 19, 2024 · Cold sores can be due to a primary cause, such as a virus, or a secondary cause that triggers the dormant virus. 1. Cold sores due to primary infection. Save. Image: Shutterstock. They are caused by a contagious virus called herpes simplex virus type-I (HSV-1), which remains contagious for six to eight days. 2.
Mar 19, 2024 · This means keeping your child well-hydrated and treating their fever and pain with ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Fifth disease is called the “slapped cheek” rash because it causes pink patches on the cheek. Reddish-purple bumps and patches on the cheeks, chest, and arm in a child with fifth disease. 8. Heat rash.
Mar 5, 2024 · Assess for hyperthermia signs and symptoms, including flushed face, weakness, rash, respiratory distress, tachycardia, malaise, headache, and irritability. Monitor for reports of sweating, hot and dry skin, or being too warm. 2. Assess for signs of dehydration as a result of hyperthermia.
Mar 20, 2024 · In kids older than age 3, we also worry about strep throat (it’s not impossible for strep to afflict a child younger than 3, just less likely). Strep throat symptoms include: Fever. Pain when ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Children with autoimmune diseases may experience symptoms such as internal organ infection or inflammation, delayed growth and development, anemia, prolonged fever, and general discomfort. Diagnosis of autoimmune diseases can be complex, and it may involve physical examination, medical history, and tests such as antinuclear antibody tests.
Mar 3, 2024 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial infection caused by the bite of an infected tick. It occurs most often between April and September, when ticks are most active. RMSF can become life-threatening without treatment.
Mar 22, 2024 · When kids get this, here is how the story goes — they get the flu (or less commonly, another virus). The fever is high; the appetite’s down, they may have all the other flu symptoms — and then the flu symptoms go away. Around 24 to 48 hours later the child begins to complain of leg pain, usually the calves, and usually in both sides.