Title: Enterovirus: What Parents Need to Know | On the Pulse
Headings: Enterovirus: What Parents Need to Know
Enterovirus: What Parents Need to Know
What are enteroviruses and when should my child see the doctor?
How does enterovirus D68 spread and how can an infection be prevented?
How is enterovirus treated?
What is Seattle Children’s doing to keep patients and families safe?

Content: Stay home from daycare, school or work when sick. If fever is present, stay home while sick and for at least one day after the fever is gone, without the use of fever-reducing medicines. Cover noses and mouths when coughing or sneezing: use tissue or the crook of your elbow when you cough or sneeze and throw the tissue away in a covered trash bin. Remind children to keep their hands away from their face to avoid touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Clean surfaces often, including toys, doorknobs, phone receivers and keyboards. Avoid sharing personal items, such as forks, spoons, toothbrushes and towels. People with asthma should make sure their asthma symptoms are under control. Seek medical help right away if a child with asthma has trouble breathing and worsening respiratory symptoms that do not improve as expected with their usual medicines. How is enterovirus treated?