Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
Technical Names: laryngotracheobronchitis NickNames: croup, barking seal cough What is it: infection of our trachea – the main tube in our throat Typical Ages for Illness: infants and toddler most usually but occasionally younger elementary school children. Typical Symptoms:barky, seal-like [...]
Technical Name: Parvovirus B19 OtherNames: Erythema Infectiosum (EI) 5TH Disease What is it? A viral illness Symptoms and Course: Typically starts with a fever and mild viral symptoms such as tiredness, headache and cold symptoms, then proceeds to a rash [...]
Updated January 29, 2009 As of this post, the FDA has expand the peanut butter recall to include all products made by the Peanut Corporation of America in their Georgia plant since January 1, 2007. Retail jars of peanut butter that [...]
Whenever news hits of co-eds at local colleges getting diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, people understandably become alarmed in the community. While a very contagious illness if you have contact with an infected person, this is not contagious like the flu. [...]
With the news in Boston recently of two co-eds at a local college getting diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, many people are alarmed. While a very contagious illness if you have contact with an infected person, this is not contagious like [...]
With all the press about MRSA, the “superbug”, it is important to have the facts and know what to do if you find a skin infection on you or a family member that concerns you. Keep in mind that there [...]
Norovirus is a virus that causes the stomach flu and food poisoning. It is one of the 24 hour stomach bugs that spreads like wildfire through communities, daycare centers, schools and college campuses. Because there are many strains, people can get this [...]
The Update: Pertussis out breaks(i.e. whooping cough) have been occuring more frequently over the past few years prompting changes in our immunization booster recommendations for pertussies. Because this is a major publich health issue, it is important to have an [...]
Technical Names: Pneumonitis NickNames: Pneumonia, Lung Infection What it is: infection of the lung Typical Ages for Illness: Any Typical Symptoms: cough, fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, decreased activity level and appetite, respiratory symptoms including shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, [...]
By the time we become adults, our bodies are old pros at battling the most common of pathogens we face, viruses. Our kids, however, are still developing. Their immune systems are still gaining experience with the world so they get many more illnesses than we do each cold and flu season, 6-12 a year on average. That’s a lot of missed school and work days each year, especially when you consider a typical virus lasts 10-14 days. It’s no wonder parents hear “virus” and begin to panic.
