My husband has been ill for over a week and a half. He has had vomitting and diarrreha, which has stopped. Now he is having a temp of 100-102, cold chills and a pain in the lower back of his head. HE HAD A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN 1999, he just had blood work less then a week ago and it all turned out well . He had just seem his kidney doctor last Wednesday. Any suggestions?
Hello, As per your clinical history, is concerned please follow like this-1) Do a clinical examination by your primary care doctor and to confirm do CBC with differential and if no bacterial infection is found then do a malaria test.2) If the test for malaria is negative, then discuss with your doctor about [oseltamivir]Do follow lifestyle modifications like this-1) Wash your hands. Thorough and frequent hand-washing is an effective way to prevent many common infections. Or use alcohol-based hand sanitizers if soap and water aren't readily available.2) Try to cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or a cough. To avoid contaminating your hands, cough or sneeze into a tissue.3) Try to avoid crowds and discuss with your doctor about yearly flu vaccines. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.