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Virus vs. the Flu
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 306090" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>If your child has a high fever with associated cough, I would encourage a check with the pediatrician. There is a nasal swab test that can determine whether your child does indeed have influenza (the "flu"). Early treatment with an antiviral (within 48 hours) can shorten the duration and severity of the illness. Especially for children with suppressed immunity and asthma, it is important to have it identified and treated if at all possible.</p><p> </p><p>And yes, Witz, the flu is a virus. The reason people are getting worked up about the H1N1 influenza is because there isn't a vaccine (yet -- maybe in mid-October) and it appeared early on that it was hitting younger, healthier populations particularly hard and in summer months. Camps in Maine had lots and lots of H1N1 cases over the past summer, for example. </p><p> </p><p>Andy, the only way your docs could know for sure what they were dealing with was if they tested it. Did your doctor test Diva for influenza?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 306090, member: 2423"] If your child has a high fever with associated cough, I would encourage a check with the pediatrician. There is a nasal swab test that can determine whether your child does indeed have influenza (the "flu"). Early treatment with an antiviral (within 48 hours) can shorten the duration and severity of the illness. Especially for children with suppressed immunity and asthma, it is important to have it identified and treated if at all possible. And yes, Witz, the flu is a virus. The reason people are getting worked up about the H1N1 influenza is because there isn't a vaccine (yet -- maybe in mid-October) and it appeared early on that it was hitting younger, healthier populations particularly hard and in summer months. Camps in Maine had lots and lots of H1N1 cases over the past summer, for example. Andy, the only way your docs could know for sure what they were dealing with was if they tested it. Did your doctor test Diva for influenza? [/QUOTE]
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