Should you send your child to school if he has some flu symptoms but no fever yet?

If you feel very concerned for your child's welfare, you could keep him/her at home. Currently, flu's such as the Swine Flu are around and are very easy for your child to catch. Make sure your child is warm and consistently washes their hands.

I think that "coughing", "sneezing" and "running noses" are OK to allow yourself to go to school, but I think that your right. The line needs to be drawn somewhere - otherwise a lot of children will be ill. However, if everyone that were to have any of the three I have just mentioned, nearly the whole school would be off.

Symptoms such as fever, dehydration, drowsiness and excessive tiredness are some of the lines that should be met to prevent a child from going to school. If your child has one of these, or a similar symptom, it would be recommended to keep your child at home. Personally, I can see more announcements of "Swine Flu" and other flu's - but I do think that the flu virus will get worse.

I think it might be good to catch the flu now and hopefully build a form of immune system rather than take medication.

When you have flu symptoms and no fever, do you still go to work. I think you should use the same rhetoric you use for yourself. You can weigh out the risk and reward of missing class versus being overly protective of children over flu "pandemics".... Flu season happens every year, this is nothing new.

We deal with the flu very well compared to other countries and the fact that you are a vigilant parent who can spot children, yours and others, who have flu symptoms tells me that if your kids were even beginning to show signs of illness, you would make a rational and well educated decision about how to treat them. When I was a kid, sure, I got sick... But the way that people are so afraid to catch cold these days kind of worries me. We've gone from a society of dealing with illness well to a society of fearing illness so much.

And the odd part is that medical advancements are even better now than ever before... yet we're the most afraid of illness at this point?

See it simple is that if you found some symptoms like "coughing", "sneezing" and "running noses" that means your child needs extra care, in this situation if you allow him to go out he might get fever very soon just b'coz of viral infection. So it beter to give him rest for a day.

Fever is one of the main symptoms of swine flu and most people with swine flu get a high fever right away so this is what the parents at your childrens' school are talking about. "Usually swine flu has a very high fever right away. " -Anderson Cooper youtube.com/watch?v=JG1jr0gOg9g If your child is very sick please take them to a doctor right away.

If your child just has a simple cold I would monitor them for symptoms when you do see them but this is not reason enough to keep them home unless they are feeling too sick to go to school. To avoid getting the swine flu please have you and your children wash your hands regularly, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, don't touch your face, and avoid sick people. Here are these tips more in depth: livescience.com/health/090430-flu-tips.html It is also important to remember that we can't let the swine flu stop us from moving on with our everyday lives so you should take some simple steps to protect yourself and others: kidshealth.org/teen/infections/colds_and....

My self and my two children had swine flu. We all have asthma. We survived.

We now have colds with runny noses. If your kids have colds and no fever and feel like crud, then maybe they should stay home until feel better. But you will know the difference.

For us H1N1 had Fever, even through mortrin or tylenol for the first few days. The cough starts slow and gets worse. We all had headaches (pretty bad), body aches, and were dizzy for a day or two.

The good thing is we could eat and drink. ALthough throwing up onece or twice from being dizzy happened to all of us. You will know if you or your kids have H1N1.It's an "I'm not moving from this couch/bed" virus for a couple days.

THe cough for us lingered long after fever gone. If you have maitenance asthma meds, make sure you are taking them. And have rescue inhailers ready to use.

I would go by how he felt and acted. It could be as simple as allergies or a cold since no fever was present. Does he act sick or is he being his usual active self?

These are questions I would ask myself before I decided.

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