For those of you who dealt with hours of busy signals on our phones this morning, you likely have figured out that we are going NUTS in here. ( paying the price for a 3 day weekend)
Influenza has arrived with a vengeance.
We have had multiple cases.
We are mostly seeing influenza type A (the shot is not protecting from this strain)
We have seen a few cases of type B, ( no one who has been vaccinated has gotten this one so far)
The symptoms are fever, cough and general aches. The worst of it is over in 4 days.
So far we have had two patients hospitalized with it ( both are doing fine)
One was an un vaccinated 8 year old, The other was a partially vaccinated 7 month old who had flu and croup.
We are seeing lots and lots of kids with a flu like illness that are testing negative.
These folks have moderate fevers and coughs.
I am still seeing a bit of croup.
We have seen quite a bit of conjunctivitis. If kids are fussy, feverish and have cold symptoms with this we want to check their ears
I have heard that strep is going around. We haven't seen any cases in here today, but if your child has fever, sore throat ( stinky breath) with NO congestion, it would be wise to have then checked. Strep can also cause head ache, tummy ache and rash.
I am starting to see a bit of slap cheek. This is a virus where the kids will present with a very red cheek that comes and goes. Some of the kids will have high fevers. Other kids have a lacy rash that moves up and down the arms and legs.
This virus comes around a couple times a year. Some kids seem quite miserable with it, others have a red cheek and don't seem sick at all.
I have had several kids with hives and a red cheek.
If you have a child with suspected slap cheek and you are pregnant, please check with your obstetrician.
Stay well ( do your best!!)
Judy
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