No treatment: Roseola is a virus. Once your child develops the characteristic rash, the illness is no longer contagious and will soon be gone. No treatment is needed, or available.
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Comfort only: Treatment is directed at assuring proper hydration, nutrition and rest.These kids can be quite unhappy for the 3-7 days f this illness and the fever can be unresponsive to meds. As long as they can make pee every 6-8 hours and take in some nutrients, this will pass.
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