Does anyone know anything about Roseola?
My daughter has been sick, just broke her fever and looks like she is starting to get a rash. The doc said Roseola is spreading with his patients right now. Is she still contagious? Does she still feel sick now that she has the rash?
Roseola is a viral infection that simulates measles but is milder. The patient develops fever of abt 3-5 days and when the fever is abt to subside, the patient develops reddish rashes starting from the forehead area and spreading downwards towards the face, trunk/body until they reach the soles of the feet. As the rashes progress towards the soles of the feet, the rashes in the head and chest disappears. The patient will remain sick only while he is running fever. After that, he will be fine despite the spreading rashes. He will remain active, be feeding well and plays. Rashes disappear in 3-5 days after the fever.
Measles will have a totally different picture. The patient becomes worse as the disease progresses with possible development of complications like pneumonia, meningitis, etc. Patient will look very sick and hospitalization is required.