Pedemy · For parents
Influenza in children — tracker
Track fever, drinks, breathing and medicine doses during flu, and keep the doctor's plan in one place.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Call 911 now
Call 911 or your local emergency number for blue or gray lips or face, a hard struggle to breathe, a seizure, or a child who is not alert or is hard to wake.
Get medical care now
Get care right away for fast breathing, ribs pulling in, chest pain, refusing to walk, very little urine or no tears, or any fever in a baby younger than 12 weeks.
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Care reminders
- Influenza (flu) is a virus that comes on suddenly with fever, aches and cough, and it hits children under 5 hardest. Most children recover at home in about a week, but some need antiviral medicine or urgent care.
- Rest, plenty of fluids and the right dose of fever medicine help most; never give aspirin.
- A child under 5 or with a long-term condition should see the doctor within 24 hours to discuss antiviral medicine.