H1N1 and small children

October 12, 4:53 PMTampa Holistic Wellness ExaminerKC O'Dunn

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Little kids with no known underlying risks are being claimed by H1N1

This is HOT from the CDC concerning H1N1 Swine Flu and your children.

You should to seek immediate help if your child should develop any of the following symptoms:

- Fast or troubled breathing.

- Bluish skin color.

- Lack of thirst.

- Failure to wake up easily

- Failure to interact normally after your child has awakened.

- If your child becomes Irritable to the point that he/she rejects being held.

- Improvement of symptoms, then a return to fever accompanied by a worse cough.

- Fever with a rash.

You  should also seek medical help for your child if flu symptoms develop in to flu complications: for kids those younger than 5 years, or kids with high-risk conditions, including lung ailments including asthma ; cerebral palsy, epilepsy or other neurological diseases; heart, kidney or liver problems; and diabetes.

A recent report from the CDC found that one-third of pediatric deaths from the new H1N1 were in children with no known underlying conditions that put them at risk.