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What Causes Sore Throat Along With Headache And Body Chills In A Child?
My 11 year old child was sent home from school today with a sore throat ( he rated it a 7),headache and chills. He felt hot to the touch but a temp wasn't registering. I took him to urgent care thinking it was the flu or strep. Once we got there he was seen but still no temp. They did a rapid strep test that came back negative and sent us home. I gave him ibuprofen at 3:45 but by 5:00 he had a temp of 104. He was hungry and hadn't complained of a stomach ache so I fed him and threw up a half an hour after. I gave him a dose of tylenol before he threw up and his temp did come down to 100. Should I get him tested for the flu tomorrow or could it just be a virus?
As per your complain it seems that your son is suffering from viral infection and can also be Flu as flu or influenza is also a viral infection..
It can be a common cause for fever and sore throat along with chills, headache and body pain..
I would suggest you to give him Acetaminophen or Tylenol and also along with it you can also do cool sponges over the forehead and extremities to reduce fever..
If there is throat pain you can make him do warm saline gargles, gargle with numbing mouthwash containing Lignocaine and also suck throat lozenges..
Hope this helps..
Thanks and regards.
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What Causes Sore Throat Along With Headache And Body Chills In A Child?
Hi.. Thanks for the query.. As per your complain it seems that your son is suffering from viral infection and can also be Flu as flu or influenza is also a viral infection.. It can be a common cause for fever and sore throat along with chills, headache and body pain.. I would suggest you to give him Acetaminophen or Tylenol and also along with it you can also do cool sponges over the forehead and extremities to reduce fever.. If there is throat pain you can make him do warm saline gargles, gargle with numbing mouthwash containing Lignocaine and also suck throat lozenges.. Hope this helps.. Thanks and regards.