The flu season has begun, and the virus is becoming more hazardous than ever in the majority of states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
That so far this year’s flu season has resulted in at least 26 million influenza-related illnesses and 18,000 influenza-related fatalities.
Furthermore, babies and toddlers ages 4 and under have the greatest hospitalization rates among those under 65.
Parents worldwide are thus keeping an eye out for symptoms like coughs, runny noses, and fevers. However, there is one flu symptom that many parents are unaware of.
In 2018, Brodi Willard, a mother and nurse from Nebraska, issued a warning to parents after the diagnosis of influenza B in her kid. Hives were his sole symptom.
Willard posted, “Please read and share,” on Facebook. “My kid had hives when he got home from school. He kept scratching, and more kept popping up. We tried bathing him and changing.