A child with a fever of 100.5 and impetigo should be treated immediately, as it can be a sign of the disease getting worse.
Call your doctor right away or 911, especially in a child, a high fever is an indication of something much more serious
Your child needs investigation by a doctor. Make an appointment.
No. The child is running a fever. If it stays that high or goes higher, a doctor should be consulted.
Either they are literally too hot (as in being in the hot sun too long), or they are running a fever.
yes
It's not too serious. You should take a fever serious because that will usually mean some type of infection.
Serious enough to go to the doctor!
Streptococcus pyogenes infections may take the form of pharyngitis, scarlet fever (rash), impetigo, cellulitis, or erysipelas.
is 98.7 a fever for an eight year old child
No it is not.
Diseases caused by cocci bacteria are many. Here are a few: Neisseria gonorrhoeae: gonorrhea, meningitis. Staphylococcus aureus: skin boils, toxic shock syndrome, impetigo, food poisoning. Staphylococcus epidermidis: skin lesions. Streptococcus mutans: dental caries, endocarditis. Streptococcus pneumoniae: pneumonia, otitis media, sinusitis. Streptococcus pyogenes: pharyngitis, impetigo, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, or puerperal fever.
Yes. It can cause scarlet fever, impetigo, acute necrotising fasciitis, toxic shock syndrome and septicemia.