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What Causes Weakness And Pain In The Legs During Throat Infection?

Hello my child is suffering from a throat infection and is on the right medication for this. However is complaing he can't walk and his legs are hurting. In the past he has had a viral infection and suffered a similar thing. Why is this and what is it? Is this normal?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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good question to answer, as this is a common problem seen commonly in almost all viral fever and also bacterial infections malaise (bodyache) is a part and partial of the fever hence this is normal phenomenon not to worry
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What Causes Weakness And Pain In The Legs During Throat Infection?

good question to answer, as this is a common problem seen commonly in almost all viral fever and also bacterial infections malaise (bodyache) is a part and partial of the fever hence this is normal phenomenon not to worry