Does anyone know anything about Roseola?

My daughter has been sick, just broke her fever and looks like she is starting to get a rash. The doc said Roseola is spreading with his patients right now. Is she still contagious? Does she still feel sick now that she has the rash?

Roseola is a viral infection that simulates measles but is milder. The patient develops fever of abt 3-5 days and when the fever is abt to subside, the patient develops reddish rashes starting from the forehead area and spreading downwards towards the face, trunk/body until they reach the soles of the feet. As the rashes progress towards the soles of the feet, the rashes in the head and chest disappears. The patient will remain sick only while he is running fever. After that, he will be fine despite the spreading rashes. He will remain active, be feeding well and plays. Rashes disappear in 3-5 days after the fever.

Measles will have a totally different picture. The patient becomes worse as the disease progresses with possible development of complications like pneumonia, meningitis, etc. Patient will look very sick and hospitalization is required.

Roseola

Contents of this page:
Illustrations
Definition
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Symptoms
Signs and tests
Treatment
Expectations (prognosis)
Complications
Calling your health care provider
Prevention


Illustrations

Roseola

Temperature measurement


Definition Return to top

Roseola is an acute disease of infants and young children that is characterized by a high fever and skin rash.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top

The disease is common in children 3 months to 4 years old, and most common in those between 6 months and 1 year. It is caused by a virus called human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), although similar syndromes are possible with other viruses.

Roseola occurs throughout the year. The incubation period (the time between becoming infected and the beginning of symptoms) is 5 to 15 days. A fever lasting 3 (sometimes up to 7) days generally comes before the rash appears. The fever may be as high as 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

Roseola begins with a high fever that generally responds well to acetaminophen (Tylenol). Between the 2nd and 4th day of illness, the fever falls dramatically, and a rash appears (often as the fever falls) on the trunk and spreads to the limbs, neck, and face. The rash lasts from a few hours to 2 days.

Symptoms Return to top

An abrupt onset of high fever
Irritability
A rash erupts on the 4th or 5th day of the illness (the fever has usually resolved or is dropping by the time the rash appears)
Signs and tests Return to top

A history of roseola in the community
A physical exam of rash
Swollen lymph nodes on the back of the scalp (occipital nodes)
Treatment Return to top

There is no specific treatment. The disease usually resolves without complications. Measures should be taken to control a fever. Acetaminophen and cool sponge baths may be given. If convulsions occur, call your health care provider, or go to the closest emergency room.

Expectations (prognosis) Return to top

The vast majority of children with roseola fully recover.

Complications Return to top

Febrile seizure
Encephalitis (rare)
Aseptic meningitis (rare)
Calling your health care provider Return to top

Call your health care provider if your child's fever does not go down after the child has been given acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil) and a warm bath, or if the child continues to appear very sick, or act irritable or lethargic.

Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if convulsions develop.

Prevention Return to top

The viruses that cause roseola are spread either through fecal-oral contact or via airborne droplets. Careful handwashing can aid in the prevention of spread of these viruses

Exanthem subitum (meaning sudden rash), also referred to as roseola infantum (or rose rash of infants), sixth disease and (confusingly) baby measles, is a benign disease of children, generally under two years old, whose manifestations are usually limited to a transient rash ("exanthum") that occurs following a fever of about three day's duration.


more on here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseola