Roseola

If your child has roseola, at first they may have: a sudden high temperature cold-like symptoms such as a sore throat, runny nose and a cough loss of appetite swollen eyelids and swollen glands in their neck These symptoms last 3 to 5 days, before a rash appears. The rash: is made up of pinkish-red spots, patches or bumps may be harder to see on brown or black skin starts on the chest, tummy and back, before spreading to the face, neck and arms is not usually itchy or uncomfortable normally fades and disappears within 2 days Credit: SCOTT CAMAZINE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/262367/view

You can usually look after your child or baby at home with rest, fluids and painkillers. The infection should pass within a week. Do let your child rest if they feel unwell make sure they drink lots of fluids give them children's paracetamol or children's ibuprofen if a high temperature makes them feel uncomfortable – check the dose on the bottle keep your child at home while they have a high temperature –. this is when roseola is thought to be most contagious Don’t do not cover them up in too many clothes or bedclothes do not give aspirin to under-16s do not combine ibuprofen and paracetamol, unless a GP tells you to do not give paracetamol to a child under 2 months do not give ibuprofen to a child under 3 months or under 5kg do not give ibuprofen to children with asthma Once the high temperature has passed, you do not need to keep your child away from nursery if they're feeling well enough to attend. There's no need to wait until the rash disappears.