IN THIS ARTICLE. Self-Care at Home. There is no role for self-care at home; people with suspected toxic shock syndrome should be immediately taken to the hospital's emergency department. Women who are menstruating and using tampons should remove the tampon prior to going to the hospital if toxic shock syndrome is suspected. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 4/15/2016.
Croup is an upper respiratory infection that transmits similar to colds or influenza, and generally affects kids up to the age of 5. Once exposed, it can take roughly 2-5 days to develop symptoms.Croup typically can last 3-7 days. I found the information on both the Mayo Clinic website, and on this Healthy Children page: http://www.healthychildren.org/english/tips-tools/symptom-checker/pages/...he Mayo Clinic page has information on how to deal with symptoms (night wheezing, etc.), and when to see the doctor (high fever, or signs of poor oxygenation): http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/croup/DS00312/DSECTION=symptoms.
Some people infected with the mumps virus have either no signs or symptoms or very mild ones. When signs and symptoms do develop, they usually appear about two to three weeks after exposure to the virus and may include: 1  Swollen, painful salivary glands on one or both sides of your face (parotitis).