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5. Does your child have a low-grade fever

Go to Question **8.

with nausea or vomiting?

Pain in the mid-abdomen that moves to

6. Is your child also complaining of stom-

URGENT

the right lower area, along with fever and

ach pain?

Contact your child's doctor immediately.

vomiting, may be signs of APPENDICITIS.

Diarrhea and vomiting can quickly lead to

dehydration. Give your child an oral rehydration

Your child may have

VIRAL

solution to prevent it. For the fever, give your

7. Does your child have watery diarrhea

GASTROENTERITIS, an intestinal

child a nonaspirin fever-reducing medicine. Call

and a low-grade fever?

infection.

your child's doctor after 24 hours if the fever

continues to climb or if your child cannot keep

down any fluids.

Ear pain may be from a middle ear infec-

A warm, moist cloth placed over your child's ear

**8.

your child pulling at his or her ear,

tion or OTITIS MEDIA. In younger chil-

may help relieve the pain. If your child's

and is he or she irritable?

dren,

TEETHING PAIN

may radiate to the

symptoms last longer than 24 hours, see your

ear.

child's doctor.

9. Does your child have a rash, cut or

Your child may have an infection of the

See your child's doctor right away. This condition

wound that is red, swollen and tender?

skin called CELLULITIS.

needs to be treated with antibiotics.

See your child's doctor right away. Strep throat

is usually treated with antibiotics. If your child

10. Does your child have a low-grade fe-

Your child may have STREP THROAT or

has a viral infection, antibiotics won't help. Give

ver and sore throat?

PHARYNGITIS.

your child lots of fluids. A warm salt water gargle

may also help soothe your child's throat.

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