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In an advisory on RSV, the California Department of Public Health encouraged parents and caregivers last month to keep young children with acute respiratory illnesses out of child-care, even if ...
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, can lead to dangerous infections in young babies, yet it's not talked about near as much as the flu. From symptoms to treatment options, these are the need-to ...
An RSV virus surge among babies is concerning parents. A mom of an infant sick with RSV shares his symptoms and how she knew when to call the doctor.
For infants that have concerning features on history or physical, and are thus categorized as high-risk, further evaluation is warranted. This will vary greatly depending on the infants symptoms, but may include, urinalysis, complete blood count, imaging with chest x-ray, and laboratory screening for ingestion of medications or poisons.
Family history of jaundice and anemia, family history of neonatal or early infant death due to liver disease, maternal illness suggestive of viral infection (fever, rash or lymphadenopathy), maternal drugs (e.g. sulphonamides, anti-malarials causing red blood cell destruction in G6PD deficiency) are suggestive of pathological jaundice in neonates.
Testing for neonatal sepsis is done because of how little it physically presents itself in babies. Infants showing no signs of neonatal sepsis will have a sepsis workup done only if concerning factors are shown. Only a small percentage of infants will have a sepsis workup done. Of this small population only 3% to 8% will show positive cultures ...
Individuals at a higher risk of developing severe pneumonia or complications (infants, the elderly, immunocompromised people) should see a doctor if they have any symptoms, per the Mayo Clinic.
Some infants with congenital syphilis have symptoms at birth, but many develop symptoms later. Symptoms may include rash, fever, large liver and spleen, and skeletal abnormalities. [17] Newborns will typically not develop a primary syphilitic chancre but may present with signs of secondary syphilis (i.e. generalized body rash).