Severe respiratory illness sends kids to hospital in many states; No cases reported in N.C.

Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Enterovirus D68

On Aug. 19, the CDC was notified by Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, of an increase (relative to the same period in previous years) in patients examined and hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, including some admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. An increase also was noted in detections of rhinovirus/enterovirus by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay in nasopharyngeal specimens obtained during August 5–19. 

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We gave him jerky treats made in China then he started showing signs of pain. It broke our hearts to see him suffering as his body shut down. The vet said we needed to be unselfish and let him go. I held him and told him to go to sleep then carried him home and buried him.

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Winter is on its way and everyone knows what that means. Not skiing, not hot chocolate, not kissing under the mistletoe. Colder temps bring cold and flu season, sick kids and doctor’s offices. (Cue sniffles and sneezing.)

 

Any self-preserving individual will avoid sick people like the plague. But if you’re the parent of a young child you might not have a choice.

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When the baby is suffering, we are all suffering

It's been a scary week with all the discussion about the swine flu, only to have have our 1-year-old granddaughter become sick.

Her symptoms kept changing so rapidly even the doctors couldn't keep up with her diagnosis. She started out with a slight fever and rash, red throat, and a little vomiting. Her strep culture came back negative. So the doctor didn't prescribe any medication.

Within hours her fever spiked and she began vomiting profusely. Then came the cough, followed by diarrhea. She cried all the time. Nothing made her feel better. She didn't even want to be touched.

It broke my heart every time she would close her tired little eyes, only to start coughing her head off and wake up crying and choking.

Several follow-up phone calls to the doctor and a day or two later, he finally put her on antibiotics and she started taking prescription cough medicine.
Now she is starting to feel better. We even took her and her mommy out to dinner.

Tonight, when I saw that precious smile, and heard that little giggle for the first time in a long time - all was right with the world.