DS9 developed sudden high temp and chills - but not been anywhere

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Posting here for traffic. My DS just gone 9 developed a sudden temp yesterday. He was absolutely fine all day, we were baking buns, put them into the oven and he went into the sitting room. Less than a minute later my other DS called me in to say DS9 wasn't feeling well. I went in and he was on the couch shaking with a temp of 39 degrees. It was that sudden, no complaints all day.
I gave him calpol (4pm), he improved a bit but started the shakes again at 8pm with temp of 39 again. I gave him more calpol and he improved, went to bed and was asleep very quickly. He had a good night, slight temp this morning 37.7 and no temp now and says he feels fine.
He hasn't been anywhere in the last 7 weeks, no shops, no ones house, etc. Myself and DH are working from home with a few hours one day a week in the office but taking loads of precautions. All shopping gets washed before anyone touches it.
Its very strange. If he was in school I would say he picked up a virus. All the rest of us are fine.
Just wondering really if anyone else experienced this.
Both my boys get viral induced wheeze and need inhalers so I am nervous about them.

We have only been going out to collect a shop once a week since this started and I have had a sinus infection and my girls have had colds. I think until now I have been oblivious to how easily you can catch things.

Infection can come from non-viral sources too.

I have a problem with processing garlic- if I don't eat enough legumes in my diet, I develop an intolerance to garlic, the main symptom of which is a high temperature.

DD3 is very resilient, tbh. She feels much less unwell than her sisters with the same symptoms. As soon as she feels unwell, she'll have medicine.

Lougle I found that explanation helpful, thank you, I always reach for the paracetamol or ibuprofen if any of us has a raised temperature. I suppose, in as much as I have thought about it, I assumed that I should medicate the fever to stop it climbing higher so I dispense medicine even if person concerned is not distressed.

It's possible to get sore throats and things even when you're not leaving the house - though you and your husband are so have an increased chance of picking things up.

* t, I assumed that I should medicate the fever to stop it climbing higher *

My daughter was hospitalised with double pneumonia 2 years ago. The consultant paediatrician said this to me. Not for a negligible increase but anything above 38.5 in a child.

Every Pediatrician will develop their own experience. Also, advice will be tailored to each child. However, NICE guidance is that you only treat fever if it causes pain or distress and the value of the fever doesn't indicate the severity of the illness.

* the value of the fever doesn't indicate the severity of the illness.*

To a point. When you’re approaching 40 temp... that’s a different story.

He has a virus of some description. They don't appear out of nowhere, so most likely from the supermarket on your hands or clothes. Coronavirus is massively easy to become infected with via these methods, whereas other viruses don't seem soo infectious. We are also mostly out of the flu season. So CV is very likely. Call 111 to see if testing is available in your area.

If other members of the family become ill in 2-5 days, it's almost certainly Cv

Not in children @Bringringbring12. In many children, even teething can give very high temperatures. That's why they always look at the child, not the numbers. A child who is smiling, alert, drinking, eating, and playing with a 40°c temperature is less of a concern than a listless, sleepy, withdrawn child who won't eat or drink with a temperature of 38°c.

Thanks for the replies. I just though it was strange that no one else is sick. It would be odd if the rest of us were all asymptomatic.

I am extremely careful about everything coming into the house. I literally wash everything that comes in the door with loads of soapy water, post doesn't get touched, phones and keys disinfected, he isn't allowed to touch the shopping bags. Its mad.
He is a VERY affectionate child and hugs and kisses everyone in the house 50 times a day so if its CV id say we will all get it!

We cant get tested in Ireland unless he is in the vulnerable group which he isn't. I'm on immunosuppressant meds so if I got a symptom I could get tested but no one else.

On the other matter of paracetamol, I only medicate to bring down a temp if the child is uncomfortable as high temp is body's way of fighting infection.

I phoned 111 today, as DD3's fever has completely gone and she feels fine again. The nurse spoke to DD3 and asked her a few questions, then told me that as DD3 had a fever and coughed a bit, I need to isolate her from the rest of the family, with only me dealing with her, for 7 days.

She's 11 and she shares a room with one of her sisters. I can't imagine her coping with being isolated from her sisters and DH.

I don't get that, isn't it too late? or if you are seeing the rest of the family, how does it prevent spread?

They changed the recommendations in Ireland during the week that you can get tested if you have one of the main three symptoms, cough, temp, shortness of breath. You’ll have to wait til Tuesday to why referred though as only your own gp can refer for testing, not doc on call.

@midlifecrash exactly. DD3 shares a bedroom with DD1. Her fever started last night at 6 pm. She sat next to DH at dinner (but didn't eat, didn't feel like it) and slept in the bunk under DD1 at night. She had been hugging DD2 and DD1, etc. I think that if we're going to get it, we've got it. I think it would be terrible for her mental health to be isolated at her age.

Could it be something else such a tooth or ear infection?

@Lougle I know someone who tested positive and they only had slight fever at night and just felt a little off. Sounds like your DD. I wouldn't keep her isolated either as she'll have been spreading it before symptoms started.
Op, as pp have said it could be something completely different or it could be a case of cross contamination when you've been wiping things down. I do think that would be very unlucky though. We're not wiping anything down just washing hands after touching external packaging and seem to be ok so far.

Could it have been linked to the baking/oven rather than ilness . Like a convulsion type thing if it happened straight after but he was fine after a while.