Ken
October 19th 03, 06:31 PM
Hi.
My child is just about 18 months old. Starting around 7 months old,
he's gotten what his pediatricians have called Cocksackie virus about
every three or four months (he's had it about 4 times so far). It
manifests itself as a fever in the 100-103 degrees range. He also
gets blisters in his throat--though not on his hands or feet. The
symptoms are more annoying than severe. The fever is able to be
controlled with baby Tylenol. His appetite decreases, and
occasionally he'll vomit, but he still eats and drinks enough to get
through the 7 to 10 days it takes for the virus to work itself out.
The first time he got it, my wife did, too. So she knows first hand
(or mouth) that those throat blisters can be pretty painful. Though,
as I said, the Tylenol seems to do the trick, and though it is clear
he is uncomfortable, the illness has always passed without incident.
My question is about the recurrence of this illness.
Is it common for this to recur every few months? Our boy has been in
daycare since before the first occurrence. The daycare folks have
always said that no child was sick (there are six kids in his group)
when he gets sick. Our doctor has said that this illness is so
common, that it is quite likely that some kids did have Cocksackie,
but that the daycare providers just did not know it. In fact, he
said, even a runny nose can be an indication that Cocksackie is
present. As to the recurrence, the doctor said that there are many
different strains of Cocksackie (the CDC website says there are 23
Cocksackie A and 6 Cocksackie B strains), so he is probably just
getting different strains.
Has anyone else experienced this type of recurrence? I noticed that
in a 10/23/98 post to this newsgroup (from Sharon, subject "Re:
Cocksackie Virus"), someone had said that while Cocksackie is an
enterovirus, its symptoms can be confused with a much more severe,
recurring herpes simplex virus. Should I be asking our pediatrician
to rule out herpes?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Ken
My child is just about 18 months old. Starting around 7 months old,
he's gotten what his pediatricians have called Cocksackie virus about
every three or four months (he's had it about 4 times so far). It
manifests itself as a fever in the 100-103 degrees range. He also
gets blisters in his throat--though not on his hands or feet. The
symptoms are more annoying than severe. The fever is able to be
controlled with baby Tylenol. His appetite decreases, and
occasionally he'll vomit, but he still eats and drinks enough to get
through the 7 to 10 days it takes for the virus to work itself out.
The first time he got it, my wife did, too. So she knows first hand
(or mouth) that those throat blisters can be pretty painful. Though,
as I said, the Tylenol seems to do the trick, and though it is clear
he is uncomfortable, the illness has always passed without incident.
My question is about the recurrence of this illness.
Is it common for this to recur every few months? Our boy has been in
daycare since before the first occurrence. The daycare folks have
always said that no child was sick (there are six kids in his group)
when he gets sick. Our doctor has said that this illness is so
common, that it is quite likely that some kids did have Cocksackie,
but that the daycare providers just did not know it. In fact, he
said, even a runny nose can be an indication that Cocksackie is
present. As to the recurrence, the doctor said that there are many
different strains of Cocksackie (the CDC website says there are 23
Cocksackie A and 6 Cocksackie B strains), so he is probably just
getting different strains.
Has anyone else experienced this type of recurrence? I noticed that
in a 10/23/98 post to this newsgroup (from Sharon, subject "Re:
Cocksackie Virus"), someone had said that while Cocksackie is an
enterovirus, its symptoms can be confused with a much more severe,
recurring herpes simplex virus. Should I be asking our pediatrician
to rule out herpes?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Ken