Well the official diagnosis of E is that he has a streptococcal infection (with some symptoms of Scarlet Fever) that the Doctor called Scarletina. This has resulted in a red rash and was preceded by common symptoms including nausea and vomiting (but no coating on the tongue).
E is now on a 10 day course of anti-biotics. He needs to be kept in until he has finished the course.
Because it is a "notifiable illness" we have had phone calls from the health agency. The initial contact suggested that close family members might need meds as well, but they called back later to say that they would wait to hear what the Doc said. The Doc in fact simply extended E's antibiotics course from 5 to 10 days. The Doc also told us that there were a lot of streptococcal infections in the area. This is also apparently a first for our local Nursery that E attends. At present they have Chicken Pox going round, so we were expecting E to get that. This was a total surprise.
The chances are that D's "bad cold" is also a strep infection as it is taking a bit longer to get over than the usual cold.
So far M has no sign of even a sniffle.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Plague House
MORTICIAN:Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!
CUSTOMER: Here's one -- nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: What?
CUSTOMER: Nothing -- here's your nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: Here -- he says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER: Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not!
MORTICIAN: He isn't.
CUSTOMER: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
DEAD PERSON: I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER: No, you're not -- you'll be stone dead in a moment.
MORTICIAN: Oh, I can't take him like that -- it's against regulations.
Sorry to report that we are ill. D has had a rotten cold (man flu, aches, pains etc) since Tuesday but had to work through it, spent most of yesterday and today in bed. J has been off all week, and E appears to have just come down with it. M is the only one not to be showing signs of infection yet. Good thing too, or we would all be in a pickle.
Definitely man flu. No woman in this house got it.
CUSTOMER: Here's one -- nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: What?
CUSTOMER: Nothing -- here's your nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: Here -- he says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER: Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not!
MORTICIAN: He isn't.
CUSTOMER: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
DEAD PERSON: I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER: No, you're not -- you'll be stone dead in a moment.
MORTICIAN: Oh, I can't take him like that -- it's against regulations.
Sorry to report that we are ill. D has had a rotten cold (man flu, aches, pains etc) since Tuesday but had to work through it, spent most of yesterday and today in bed. J has been off all week, and E appears to have just come down with it. M is the only one not to be showing signs of infection yet. Good thing too, or we would all be in a pickle.
Definitely man flu. No woman in this house got it.
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