what's going around right now?

[Anonymous]

We’ve been dealing with something that causes one day of fever and then weeks of relentless coughing. (Been cycling through my kids’ hockey team - doctor said it’s going around, but maybe that’s just what they say to everyone about everything.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep my child is just now getting to the end. Negative for strep/flu/covid/rsv. No body aches or headaches but loss of voice, cough, irritated throat, and 2 days of high fever. Very strange illness going around. Some kind of cold virus mutation. Stay safe out there folks!

Thank you- how long did it last?

67 hours.

[Anonymous]

Funny

[Anonymous]

My kid had something like this -flu b

Tested negative on home test , but tested positive at doctors office the next day ;which was several days into symptoms , probably 2bd day of fever )

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yay, the dumbest post of the week returns!

Yay, the dumbest comment possible! Bro, the title makes the topic clear. Scroll by.

Nah, this mom needs to learn how to take care of her kid. Posting here won't do that.

This is OP. Thanks for your advice, I guess? I'm actually a seasoned mom of multiple children with a lot of experience taking care of sick kids over many years. In my experience, asking around to get an idea of what we could be dealing with is, in fact, very helpful in taking care of them. Of course, posting here isn't all that I'm doing. I would encourage you, next time you have an ill child with an unknown illness, to do the same thing.

For anyone who is in the same boat, the kid tested negative for flu, Covid and strep. A few days into it, developed a rash so the provider brought her back in and tested for mono - also negative. So it appeared to have been one of those unidentified viruses that just need to run their course. The fever did get high at times, and lasted for 3-4 days. Then a few more days post fever of feeling tired and run down.

Was never tested for RSV or Hand Foot and Mouth.

[Anonymous]

Strep, RSV, Flu B, Covid based on my neighborhood

[Anonymous]

I use wastewater scan to look at trends of all the different viruses in the area:
https://data.wastewaterscan.org/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use wastewater scan to look at trends of all the different viruses in the area:
https://data.wastewaterscan.org/

According to this, nothing is circulating in the DC area?

[Anonymous]

covid

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Anonymous wrote:Well, whatever it is causes razor blade sore throat, cough, phlegm, congestion, headache but no fever and lasts for 4+ weeks. Was better for a week and then Bam! Thank you, kids! Strep/covid negative.

This is exactly what I have. Had a bad cold for 10+days, felt better for about a week, then it returned with a vengeance with one tough day of sweats, chills and body aches, no fever. Now it's just morphed back into the cold. Tested negative for flu, didn't bother for covid. I am so sick of being sick!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, whatever it is causes razor blade sore throat, cough, phlegm, congestion, headache but no fever and lasts for 4+ weeks. Was better for a week and then Bam! Thank you, kids! Strep/covid negative.

This is exactly what I have. Had a bad cold for 10+days, felt better for about a week, then it returned with a vengeance with one tough day of sweats, chills and body aches, no fever. Now it's just morphed back into the cold. Tested negative for flu, didn't bother for covid. I am so sick of being sick!

I have this now! I woke up in tears last night the sore throat pain was that bad. The cough is awful!