6 kid illnesses that you didn’t know you could get as an adult
When my son was 18 months old, he developed a mild fever, followed by a rash on his cheeks. Our paediatrician diagnosed him with fifth disease, which sounds like a medieval affliction but is actually a common illness in kids that?s generally nothing to worry about. We could look forward to a week or two with a cranky, rashy kid, and then he?d be back to his usual adorable self.
But a few days later, my husband woke up to find his fingers swollen like sausages. They were so stiff and painful he couldn?t button his own shirt. We rushed to an urgent-care centre and were surprised to learn he had caught fifth disease from our son.
Illnesses we consider to be the sole domain of kids can affect adults as well. In fact, we get them more often than we think, but because adults sometimes experience symptoms that are milder, more severe or radically different, we might not realize what?s making us feel sick. If my husband hadn?t gone to the doctor, we would never have guessed that his swollen hands stemmed from the same illness that had caused a fever and rash in our son. Want to avoid catching your own version of your child?s sniffles, fevers and spots" Here?s what you need to know about common kids? illnesses you can catch.
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