As Janice walked into the room, Alex stood up and he and Diane stared at
her, waiting for news of Grace's condition
JANICE: I've got the test results back and although it is extremely uncommon for it to develop in a baby this young, it looks like Grace has got Roseola Infantum
Diane and Alex looked blank
DIANE: What's that? I've never heard of it. Alex?
JANICE: It's also sometimes called Zahorsky's disease, exanthem subitum or sixth disease.
Alex and Diane continued to look at her blankly
JANICE: Anyway, it's a mild viral infection caused by one of the viruses in the herpes group.
She could see that Diane and Alex were still looking very scared
DIANE: Is.is it serious? Is she going to be ok?
JANICE: It's nothing to be too alarmed at. It's very common in children, although it only usually affects children between the ages of 6 months and three years and the rash usually appears a bit later, so I'd like to keep her in for a day or so, just to keep an eye on her, but she should be fine within a week. The main thing we can do is just try and reduce the high temperature and fever, so we're starting her on Acetaminophen and she'll just need bed rest and make sure she gets lots of fluids so she doesn't dehydrate.
Diane and Alex smiled and sighed with relief
ALEX: Thank you.thank you so much
Janice smiled and left the room
Alex put his arms around Diane, holding her tightly, as she smiled, looking down at Grace sleeping
ALEX: See.she's going to be ok
Alex looked down at Diane and Grace. His family. And he made an important decision .
JANICE: I've got the test results back and although it is extremely uncommon for it to develop in a baby this young, it looks like Grace has got Roseola Infantum
Diane and Alex looked blank
DIANE: What's that? I've never heard of it. Alex?
JANICE: It's also sometimes called Zahorsky's disease, exanthem subitum or sixth disease.
Alex and Diane continued to look at her blankly
JANICE: Anyway, it's a mild viral infection caused by one of the viruses in the herpes group.
She could see that Diane and Alex were still looking very scared
DIANE: Is.is it serious? Is she going to be ok?
JANICE: It's nothing to be too alarmed at. It's very common in children, although it only usually affects children between the ages of 6 months and three years and the rash usually appears a bit later, so I'd like to keep her in for a day or so, just to keep an eye on her, but she should be fine within a week. The main thing we can do is just try and reduce the high temperature and fever, so we're starting her on Acetaminophen and she'll just need bed rest and make sure she gets lots of fluids so she doesn't dehydrate.
Diane and Alex smiled and sighed with relief
ALEX: Thank you.thank you so much
Janice smiled and left the room
Alex put his arms around Diane, holding her tightly, as she smiled, looking down at Grace sleeping
ALEX: See.she's going to be ok
Alex looked down at Diane and Grace. His family. And he made an important decision .