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What Caused These Fevers?
hi,
My son and husband were out of commission last weekend. My son started complaining about headache on Friday and slept pretty much the entire day, when I got home I checked his temp and it was 100.8. The next morning his temp was at 103.8…he did not complain, about anything else but he spent the entire day in bed, but by Sunday he was fine and back to his normal 13 year old self. My husband started off on Saturday with high temp of 102.9 and was fine by Monday. I have a 16month old baby, and I really didn’t want to be around them. Baby and I were fine and avoided being sick.
What do you thing that could have been? Should I take him to the doctor to get checked out? (our doc office is closed on the wknds, all they got was some ibuprofen and cold rag on their foreheads)
My son and husband were out of commission last weekend. My son started complaining about headache on Friday and slept pretty much the entire day, when I got home I checked his temp and it was 100.8. The next morning his temp was at 103.8…he did not complain, about anything else but he spent the entire day in bed, but by Sunday he was fine and back to his normal 13 year old self. My husband started off on Saturday with high temp of 102.9 and was fine by Monday. I have a 16month old baby, and I really didn’t want to be around them. Baby and I were fine and avoided being sick.
What do you thing that could have been? Should I take him to the doctor to get checked out? (our doc office is closed on the wknds, all they got was some ibuprofen and cold rag on their foreheads)
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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I think it was a viral infection. Since they are fine now, do not worry. But continue to keep them away from baby for sometime. If the fever recurs, do see a doctor---regards
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