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Child Has Fever, Headache, Stomach Ache. Now Has Stuffy Nose. Playing Around Ditches With Frogs, Tadpoles. Bacterial, Viral?
7 yr old son. Presented today with fever -102.4- headache and stomach ache. Now has stuffy nose. Has not been aroun anyone but family recently. None of us have been sick. He has been playing a lot outside though with frogs, tad poles, in, near and around ditches. Does this sound bacterial or viral? Should i get him yo a Dr.asap or give it a few days to see if he gets better on his own?
Tue, 13 Aug 2013
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Playing outside in dirty areas can lead to some pretty bad infections. I would suggest you to consult a pediatrician. It may well be just a viral infection and anti-pyretics (drugs for fever) medications would suffice in that case. But given that he has been playing around ditches, it would be more comfortable to run a few blood tests to be absolutely sure. Mosquito bites in such areas may lead to malaria or even worse dengue. If he eats with out washing hands he may get a bacterial gastro-enteritis or even typhoid fever. Considering the nature of such diseases I would recommend you to consult a pediatrician. Not in the emergency but at least as a routine out patient visit.
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'Dr Anand Sinha
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Playing outside in dirty areas can lead to some pretty bad infections. I would suggest you to consult a pediatrician. It may well be just a viral infection and anti-pyretics (drugs for fever) medications would suffice in that case. But given that he has been playing around ditches, it would be more comfortable to run a few blood tests to be absolutely sure. Mosquito bites in such areas may lead to malaria or even worse dengue. If he eats with out washing hands he may get a bacterial gastro-enteritis or even typhoid fever. Considering the nature of such diseases I would recommend you to consult a pediatrician. Not in the emergency but at least as a routine out patient visit.
Hope that helps
God bless you
'Dr Anand Sinha
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Hello. Thank you for contacting health care magic. Yes you must visit your doctor asap its viral infection it will be okay after treatment. Take care.
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