Monday update October 6th

There is a lot of stuff going around.

We have quite a bit of colds/coughs/wheezing.
If your child has a history of wheezing, do make sure that you have medication on hand, if it has expired or you need a refill, give us a call.
If you own a nebulizer, when is the last time you changed the tubing???

I believe that we are likely seeing kids with the Enterovirus D-68 but unless they are seriously ill, they won't be tested for it so we don't actually know.
Enteroviruses can cause respiratory and gastrointestinal illness, rash and neurologic illnesses, While most infections cause mild or no symptoms, some can be severe. There are more than 100 types that can cause approximately 10-15 MILLION infections in the United stated each year, Enteroviruses typically occur in the summer and Fall. This one is not anything new, but there was a bit of a cluster that made the news recently and of course got all the parents worried.

We are treated it the same way we would any other viral syndrome.
Treat the symptoms with supportive care and get seen if your child is wheezing or having any labored breathing.

We have some strep throat around
We have a few kids with sudden onset fevers and headaches

There are a lot of kids with spots. I think some of these are kids with this Hand/Foot/Mouth virus that has been making the rounds. Most of them don't seem too ill.

Other kids have lots of insect bites. I think that many of them are either flea bites (rampant right now) or spider bites.
As you can imagine we have also seen lots of heat rashes.

Last week I was seeing a lot of tummy stuff, that has since quieted down, based on the phone call complaints so far today.

Our flu shot report remains grim.
We are supposed to get more baby flu doses promised to us prior to October 23.
We have very limited amounts of flu mist, but hopefully will be getting a constant trickle of that in as well.

Walgreens seems to have a solid supply (lucky them) so if your child is over 7 you can go over there for the vaccine if you are tired of waiting for us.
I wish I had better news.

Wash your hands
~Nurse Judy