Fifteen to 25 percent of all emergency room visits of children 3-36 months of age are because of the complaint of fever. A rash that resembles small pimples. Before the onset of the rash there may be a few days of mild fatigue with lymph nodes at the back of the neck enlarged and tender. The rash first appears on the face as flat red spots and quickly spreads.
Fever occurs before rash and white spots appear inside the mouth.
After the fifth day, the rash turns pink, blotchy and flat High fever, acute respiratory disease and conjunctivitis may develop. Swollen glands occur which produce a pain below the ear and the opening of the gland in the mouth becomes red and puffy. Mild viral infection with rash, mainly confined to babies and children under three. Sore throat, chills, fever, headache and possible vomiting. Known as strep throat with a rash.