My poor baby has Roseola!!

Stockton is sick! He has gotten Roseola!

What is Roseola?
Roseola is a viral illness in young children, most commonly affecting those between the ages of 6 months and 2 years. Stockton had several days of high fever, followed by a distinctive rash just as the fever broke.

The high fever ended abruptly, and at about the same time a pinkish-red flat or raised rash appeared on his trunk and spread over his body. The rash's spots blanch (turn white) when you touch them, and individual spots have a lighter "halo" around them. By the second day the rash spread to his neck and face.

Who gets it?
Almost all cases of roseola occur in children before their third birthdays. The peak age is between 6 and 15 months. Healthy babies are born with protective antibodies from their mothers, but these begin to disappear when the baby is 4 to 6 months old. By 15 months, most babies have protective antibodies that they have made themselves. These will last a lifetime.

Fewer than half of children ever get roseola. Nevertheless, almost all children have had HHV-6 infections by age 3. For the majority, who never get the rash, the HHV-6 infection usually causes a fever, perhaps with other symptoms. It is a common cause of baby’s first fever.