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Acute Bronchitis
7 Oct 2009 ... However, sometimes a viral infection becomes a bacterial infection and if there is a high fever, it usually means there is an infection somewhere. Pneumonia ...
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- Hi A. If your regular Dr. will not see him, take him immediately to the er- with all that is going around do not take a chance with "self diagnosis" or over the pho...
- A., I too don't like running to the doctor when it is something that can be treated at home. It is important to treat a high fever, though. I have 4 children and ...
- Hi A. I would take him in , it sounds like as it goes on it gets worse. Better safe than sorry. Poor little guy. I hope he gets to feeling better soon.
How Long Do Your Kids Stay Sick??
walking pneumonia in 3 answersSome docs call itwalking pneumonia .... possibly could be bacterial rather than viral and with the extended illness time a MD ...
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- my youngest daughter stayed sick for about 5 weeks this last time kind of off and on but always there. if there is no fever and she seems ok it could just be allergies...
- The cough is what you need to watch and fever-- the nose... could go on for awhile. My 3 yo has allergies so her nose is always runny- she takes Zyrtec but I would wa...
- Our oldest had cough and runny nose for 5 weeks....no fever or anything else. I kept taking him every week just to be told same thing ...let it run it's course.Ahhhh
R.s.v. ???
Again the added risk posed by this potentially long period of viral shedding can be reduced by early ... Friend Coming for Visit Exposed to Pneumonia ...
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- Hello L. Well I think you know this is a virus and is contagious so sometimes is not because we did nothing wrong well I look it that way for more sometimes we clean ...
- Hi L., My little boy just got over RSV. He had a runny nose that wouldn't quit, an ear infection, and a cough that made me cringe. I was told it's highly contagious...
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/rsvfeat.htm I don't know if this will answer your questions or not, but, I found a website that was pretty informative...
Is Coughing for 5 Weeks Really Normal?
13 Oct 2009 ... They are 2 different viral strains. No, a congested cough for 5 weeks .... and form puss pockets, that in return turn into pneumonia. ...
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- One of my kids have a long lasting cough a couple years ago. We needed a prescription cough medicine to kick it. Doc said his body got used to coughing and the d...
- I would have her evaluated by an ENT physician and if no answers, a pediatric allergist. I wouldn't let the coughing continue without some answers. In the mean time y...
- My 6 year old was coughing and congested for months on and off. I took her in to the dr. several times for it. She was put on Claritin and Flonase for allergies and ...
Lump in My Son's Throat!
If it is not strep they seem to call it a viral throat infection. I am supprised they put him on anything. .... pneumonia contagious · chin surgery ...
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- Probably just a swollen lymphnode. My kids get them even if they're just run down, but you should definitely take him in to the ENT and have it checked out, esp. if i...
- my son had this and within about three days he spiked a 104 fever and ended up having a terrible case of strp throat. i hope everything turns out ok for you.
- Hi K., I am not sure what is going on with your son, but I think it is a good idea to see the ENT. Just a thought, is he allergic to anything. I hope that you can get...
3 Year Old with Low Oxygen Saturation Levels.
... because he is perfectly healthy between episodes with the viral stuff it ... Maybe he has walking pneumonia Has he had a chest xray You cn demand it ...
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- Hi R.. I have "been there, done that" with my child. My doc and allergist said 91% is the borderline for admitting to hospital. I'm short on time to type this, but ...
- sounds very familiar to the problems I had with my son. He does have asthma, but the problem we found out contributing to the saturation levels was reflux. He did no...
- Has your pediatrician tested for anythign else to rule anything out? I realize a lot of health issues with kids can be hit or miss but there are a lot he can be tes...
Swine Flu Experiences
6 Nov 2009 ... Pneumonia is a common secondary infection from H1N1, which happened to my son. ..... Did your doctor give him the anti-viral medication? ...
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- When I heard about the swine flu coming around I bought Sovereign Silver. It is to help with the immune system and stimulating the body’s innate healing processes. ...
- What you describe is exactly what it was like for my 5-year-old. He had a fever (high without tylenol for seven days, low grade without tylenol for a day and a half af...
- I just recieved this email so haven't tried it but it's a natural product so thought you might be interested. S. Subject: Interesting and hey, who knows? Al...
Help, My Daughter Has Had a Fever off and on for Almost a Week!
I decided, since I had heard from so many that this viral fever could last ... We've been to the doctor, done the bloodwork (no pneumonia, that's what they ...
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- Take her to see the chiropractor! An adjustment will break a fever in about 3-15 minutes. It allows their own immune system to function properly. If her tummy hurts it...
- Appendicitis? I would take her in and have them do a blood test. Pain in the left side & a tummy ache, along with fever are symptoms that I had. My white blood cell ...
- What kind of fever are we talking about... is it the 99.5 or 103?!?! There is a viral fever going around that usually lasts anywhere f/ 3-9 days and that is the only s...
13 Month Old with Fever...
I would take her to the DR RSV and pneumonia are going around ... they said that a severe viral infection is going around causing all sorts of infections so ...
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- Hi there! I'm a big proponent of holistic approaches with babies. It sounds like she could have developed an ear infection (which often causes a fever), but I'm far fr...
- Do you have a doctor? If not go to a clinic dont try to home treat you my be sorry. Iraied 4 cildren now adults i am a nures please lissen to me good luck A. in ho.h...
- You need to give her either Tylenol or Ibuprofen, something to bring down the fever, give her a lukewarm bath, and call her pediatritian. If she has a fever that is a...
Chickenpox
29 Jul 2009 ... So the pneumonia possibility never crossed my mind. ..... us to the on-call Ped for an anti-viral medication because they don't like infants ...
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- My daughter got Chicken Pox from her cousin when she was only 3 1/2 months old! We were visitng my sister and her boy had this odd "rash"...he never really broke out ...
- Call your pediatrician. I think there's some kind of shot they can give kids that will lessen the severity of symptoms. Esp since you know of exposure in advance. The ...
- My second daughter came down with chicken pox two weeks TO THE HOUR (!) after her older sister. She was only 6 months old and did have a worse case than her sister. ...
