Child Wellness: Diagnosing a child's illness Updated: 11/07/2012
01:19 PM By: Marcie Fraser It can be scary, but it’s perfectly
normal for your child to become sick from time to time.
Determining just what type of illness is very important when it
comes to treating your little one. Colds and the flu are the
most common, but infections are also something to look out for.
Colds typically include a runny or stuffy nose, a cough and
maybe a low-grade fever. Flu symptoms are more severe. It shares
some symptoms with a cold, but there are more systemic symptoms
as well. Body and muscle aches and severe fatigue are common
when dealing with the flu. According to some experts, when it
comes to the flu vaccine, it's better late than never, even if
it's at the end of the season. Back to list