A member asked:

Son 6 yrs is on antibiotic for scarlet fever.after 2nd dose fever went down.sudenly at night came back again with flu and runy nose.can it be viral?

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Throat Culture?: Was a throat culture done prior to starting antibiotics? Yes, it could still be viral and the course of illness with fever , runny nose and flu part of the symptomatology? Is the 6 year old looking better or worse ? Consider re-evaluation with provider..

Answered 2/9/2016

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