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Body aches/diarrhea/no fever. saw md this am, got steroid shot. flu&strep came back negative. could this be contagious? i have a 7mo old at home!
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Cannot diagnose: Without knowing exactly what you had there is no way to know whether or not it is communicable to your baby, but it would probably be too late by now anyway. Hope the baby stays well and that you clear up quickly.
Answered 9/1/2015
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Virus : Any kind of viral illness is contagious ! practice good hygiene, good handwashing at all times. It is not perfect , no matter how careful we are , how much we septicize- it still gets us! but by doing this , it minimizes our risk to exposures
Answered 10/13/2016
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Foodpoisoning versus: It could be food poisoning versus viral gastroenteritis ( stomach flu). Why the steroid shot? To answer your question of contagiousness, i think your baby shouldn't get it since you don't have fever. Whereas if it is food poisoning ; he ate the same thing he might get it. Keep up the clear fluids like pedialyte forbothofyou. Don't try to stop the diarrhea as your body is removingthe badstuff.
Answered 8/7/2015
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