fevers

I saw lots of high fevers today. Many of the kids are on the third day of this nasty little virus. Most of them have clear runny noses as well. The fevers have gone up and down and mostly have responded well to fever reducers.
If your child has a high fever, go ahead and treat them with tylenol or motrin. ( make sure the stuff you have on hand is not on the recall list. There are plenty of alternate brands available)
Keep track of the correct dosages as your child grows.
Keep your child hydrated and also consider popping them into a tepid bath or sponging them down with a cool cloth.
I would like to see the temperature responding within an hour.
A fever that remains over 103 despite your best efforts to lower it needs to be evaluated.
It is worth checking in with us if the fever is still hanging on past the third day.
Often when a fever is spiking kids can get very shivery and chilled.

We have also been seeing quite a few coughs and ear infections.

The SF Public Health department has also issued an advisory that there has been a case of Rubella and a case of Measles reported.
There are also MANY cases of pertusis ( Whooping cough) making the rounds.
Most babies get the Pertusis protection from the DTaP vaccinations that they get starting at 2 months.
The Measles and Rubella protection are given at the 15 month visit in the MMR vaccine.

Parents should make sure that they are up with their vaccine protection as well. Check with your doctors to make sure you have had the MMR and the TDaP

stay well
Nurse Judy