Roseola in Babies
Commonly known as viral rash and is very common among babies
aged 6 to 12 months old. A baby infected
with this virus starts with very high fever that normally last 2 to 3 days but
in some rare cases lasts up to 8 days. When infected there is a sudden fever
typically at 38C and it gradually increases until it reached 40C. During the
course of the fever a child may get very irritated, loss of appetite or in some
rare cases a child may vomit or suffers diarrhea.
After 3 days the fever will suddenly dropped and gone the
rashes begins to appear usually from the trunk of a child. You will not notice
it up until it gets into the child’s back, feet and finally into the face. A
child may get very irritable with sudden loss of appetite.
Roseola Treatment for
Babies
There is no treatment for this virus nor is anti-biotic not
acceptable for treatment. The best remedy for roseola virus is keep your child
well hydrated and Paracetamol. Food intake is a must especially when the child
is vomiting. Monitor your child’s development like temperature and food intake.
Keep in mind that no treatment for this virus it will just run its course.
Roseola in Adults
Statistics have shown that roseola adults are much lesser
than in babies. Roseola contagious but it occasionally affects adults as their
immune system is much stronger than of a child. An adult who has roseola virus
is experiencing high fever that normally last 2-3 days associated with loss of appetite
and head ache.
Roseola Treatment for
Adults.
There is no treatment for this virus as it will run its
course. Just maintain a person’s body hydrated and keep yourself isolated if
you have children as roseala is highly contagious among children as discussed
above.