Here are some common infections that children may get. Each infectious disease topic is hyperlinked to our webpage on that topic.
- Fever, usually high to 102 – 103
- Cough
- Runny nose
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Fatigue (tiredness)
- Muscle or body aches
- Cough
- Sneezing
- Headaches
- Sore throat
- Watery eyes
- Runny and or stuff nose
- Muscle and body aches
Allergies (Hay Fever or allergic rhinitis)
- Sneezing
- Itchy, running and or stuff nose
- Itchy, red, watering eyes
- sore throat that can start very quickly. Usually there is no cough with strep throat.
- painful swallowing
- fever
- red and swollen tonsils, sometimes with white patches or streaks of pus
- Tiny red spot (petechiae) on the roof of the mouth
- Swollen lymph nodes in the front of the neck
- Ear pain
- Fever
- Fussiness, crying or irritability with no other obvious cause
- Rubbing or tugging at the ears
- Difficult time going and or staying asleep
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Symptoms appear 2-14 days after exposure with an average of 5 days