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Episode 13 - Viruses in Children


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Why is it that you child is always sick and there is literally nothing you can do about it but let the immune system do its job? What is a virus? When should you be worried about your kid being sick? In this episode we discuss what a virus is and why it makes us so sick. We do not discuss any one virus but a general overview about the who, what, where, and when to be concerned. 

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Reference:

Dettmer, P. (2021). What is a virus? In Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive (pp. 168–197). Random House.

Febrile Seizures Fact Sheet | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2021, November 15). National Institute of Health. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Febrile-Seizures-Fact-Sheet

Fever: First aid. (2019, September 11). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-fever/basics/art-20056685

Fever in Children. (2022). Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/fever-in-children

Offit, P. (2020). Treating Fever Can Prolong or Worsen Illness. In Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far (1st ed., pp. 7–20). Harper.

Smith, D.K., Sadler, K.P., Benedum, M. (2019) Febrile Seizures: Risks, Evaluation, and Prognosis. American Family Physician. Apr 1;99(7):445-450. PMID: 30932454. from Febrile Seizures: Risks, Evaluation, and Prognosis - PubMed (nih.gov)




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