Our provider team is leading Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Children’s Medical Group in COVID-19 efforts, helping streamline infection prevention and providing patient care during the pandemic.Members of our team are nationally recognized and have held or serve in leadership positions related to infectious diseases.With seven infectious diseases specialists and one nurse practitioner on staff, your child can be seen quickly, especially for urgent needs.Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases specializes in the care of children from birth through adolescence.Why Choose Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases? Rest from sports, heavy lifting or rough play until the child’s health care provider clears them for activity.Steroid medicines to help with enlarged tonsils or lymph nodes causing breathing difficulty.Do not give aspirin, as it may lead to Reye’s syndrome, a serious illness. Acetaminophen or ibuprofen to help with body aches or fever.Bed rest, drinking fluids and eating healthfully can help a child with mono. Mono symptoms can go away on their own after a few weeks. Antibiotics do not treat the condition and will not help a child unless they are experiencing another infection caused by bacteria. Symptoms of mono in kids can last for about two to four weeks, but the fatigue may last for weeks after symptoms end. Younger children may have milder symptoms, such as slight fever, feeling tired and poor appetite. Less common symptoms can include puffy eyes, nausea, sensitivity to light, chest pain and trouble breathing. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits and groin.Symptoms of infectious mononucleosis can vary, but common symptoms include: Symptoms of Mono in KidsĬhildren usually show signs of mono one to two months after exposure. Children exposed to EBV have a 50% chance of developing symptoms of mono. Most kids are exposed to EBV at some point in their childhoods and may experience mild symptoms or none at all. Mono often is spread through contact with infected saliva by kissing, coughing, sneezing or sharing drinking glasses or food utensils. Other viruses, including cytomegalovirus, can cause mono. The most common cause of mono is the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Mono is viral illness that is very contagious and spreads through saliva. The board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatric infectious disease specialists with Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases have the experience and skills to treat mono in children. Infectious mononucleosis, often called “mono,” is a flu-like illness that is common in teens and young adults.
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