Top Warning Signs and Symptoms
Consult Primary Care Physician Now if you see any/some of the following:
- Patients less than 3 months of age- report 100.5 or higher temperature immediately
- Patients 3 months and older, - report fever 100.5 or higher if persists beyond 3 days
- Redness or bloodshot eyes (without pus or drainage)
- Mouth changes- swollen, bumpy red tongue (“Strawberry tongue”) Redness of mouth, lips and/or throat
- Red, dry cracked or bleeding lips
- Widespread Rash
- Red palms of hands and/or soles of feet
- Peeling skin (hands and/or feet)
- Swollen hands and/or feet
- Neck swelling- swollen lymph nodes/glands (usually one sign of neck)
- Severe Abdominal pain, Diarrhea or Vomiting
- Joint pain
- Fast heartrate, chest pain or pressure
- Fast breathing, short of breath, trouble speaking, grunting or wheezing
- Slow or Shallow breathing or retractions (tugging of skin seen, between each rib with each breath)
- Pale, gray or blue skin, lips
- Headache with fever, or neck stiffness (can’t touch chin to chest)
- Irritability, confusion, lethargy
- Limp like a rag doll, little or no eye contact and/or little or no movement
- Not responding normally, doesn’t recognize caregiver, doesn’t follow commands
- Feels faint or weak
- Not drinking or drinks very little, trouble swallowing
- Not urinating normally, change in frequency, amount or darker colored (less than 5-6 wet diapers per day) Has not urinated in over 8 hours
- Seizure like activity
- Worsening-Looking or acting sicker: ANY NEW, worrisome, changing or worsening symptoms, improved, now acting sick again, or resolved fever returned