While having any child is usually a joyous occasion, fit with both sustainable memories and events, many conditions can affect babies as their body system is not fully created. These conditions are usually only linked to babies, however sometimes older teenagers experience conditions also. One of these conditions that can occur is named Roseola Infantum, a condition that has affected 90% of Japan’s infant population, with 1% affecting the United States infant population.
Roseola, What It Entails
Roseola is a subsidiary of HerpesVirus, its relation is to both HHV-6 and HHV-7. Roseola usually only affects infants around the age of 1-2 years old, however the peak is presented through 3-4 years old. Symptoms of the virus lies in rash outbreaks and in some rare cases, intense internal heating of the body, that often results in severe seizures or convulsions. The rash usually covers both the neck and hands of the person affected, however the rash is usually without an itchy sensation that usually follows rashes. The rash usually lasts 1-2 days, along with it comes a fever, that can be difficult in deciphering as an symptom exclusively made from Roseola. While the actual condition isn’t dangerous in itself, it can make other conditions worse, like measles or other common conditions for infants. While no standard treatment/ vaccine for Roseola, as the condition is usually corrected by home treatments, plenty of infant rest and fluid intake should be enough to combat it.
Cause and Treatment of Roseola
Roseola can be caused by many factors; however the most common is derived from the mother passing it to the infant within pregnancy stages. The condition is passed along, with the placenta being transferred to the child before birth. This has made Roseola contagious, able to spread through a variety of methods, the most common being through inhaling the drops or absorbing them into the body. Drops are expelled from the infected person, through talking, sneezing, laughing, or coughing. The drops can then be swapped when they are touched, or being close to someone contagious. With this information, many should steer clear of infected persons; infants should be handled with the utmost care in dealing with Roseola, as this is the easiest method for it to pass through.
