Well it wasn't rubella after all. The pediatrician diagnosed her with a local allergic reaction. She got some mild cortisone as well as some antihistamine just to make sure. [img]smile.gif[/img] Glad that's over though. He even offered to give Jackie a boost shot when Josh is due for his first round in a couple of months. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Attalus, that was what I was worried about. Erythema infectiosum probably would have spread to the entire family as well.
Ramon, I had rubella when I was 11 so I am immune (rubella virus is not that prone to mutations). The same goes for chicken pox, measles, the mumps and the whooping cough. You have them once and then you are immune. I have had all child hood diseases except the whooping cough so I am not in the danger zone. The hubby however has only had the chicken pox and the measles. Donut is spot on as well. During pregnancy it is customary to check if one has had rubella since you can have the disease and not noticing it as a child. Of course if you haven't moved far since your childhood it shows in your medical records as well. If you have moved far, those records seem to disappear mysteriously.
Cloudy, something like that yes. A child's immune response is
VERY efficient. One day they are running a high fever and the next they are running around outside. [img]smile.gif[/img] Every new "enemy" entering a child's body creates a quick and massive response.
[ 05-30-2003, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]