How many trips to the Pediatrician have you made this season? How many times have you said to yourself “I’m sure it’s just a cold, we don’t need to be seen.”
Know the symptoms of flu and when you need to have your child examined by a Pediatrician:
1. High Fever and/or chills
2. Runny nose
3. Coughing and/or sore throat
4. Headaches and/or body aches
5. fatigue
6. diarrhea
Not everyone will have all these symptoms. Teach children early to cover their cough with their elbow and to wash hands after covering a cough or sneeze or blowing their nose. This advice works well for caregivers as well to help prevent the spread of germs and the flu virus in particular.
Children under age 2 are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu, so if symptoms are severe, or persist for more than one day, call your Pediatrician and have your child seen.
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