Symptoms of roseola

Roseola doesn't always cause noticeable symptoms. If they do develop, they'll usually start a week or two after becoming infected.

Fever

At first, your child may have:

• a suddenhigh temperature (fever) ofover 37.5C (99.5F) find out how to take your child's temperature
• a Strep throat
• a runny nose
• a cough
• mild diarrhoea
• loss of appetite
• swollen eyelids and swollen glands in their neck

These symptoms typically last three to five days,at which point a rash often appears.

Some children also have fits (seizures)known as febrile seizures . These can be frightening, but are usually harmless.

Rash

The roseola rash usually appears once the fever has gone down.

The rash:

• is made up of pinkish-red spots, patches or bumps these should fade if you roll a glass over them
• tends to start on the chest, tummy and back, before spreading to the face, neck and arms
• isn't usually itchy or uncomfortable
• normallyfades and disappears within two days

It canbe difficult to tell the rash apart fromsimilar childhoodinfections, such as measles , rubella or scarlet fever .