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[tattoosonthistown]

Babe... Fin's sick. It looks like... Fuck, measles, maybe? It doesn't look like chicken pox exactly. If I bring him in, can you squeeze us in? He's currently trying to figure out how he got herpes in a monogamous relationship.

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[loveofafather]

Okay, don't panic. Just put your dad hat on. Has he had chicken pox? How does he feel otherwise? You can bring him straight in, that's fine.

[tattoosonthistown]

I don't know. I'm asking him. His mother told me when he had some of the more common stuff, but I swear, I can't remember if she said chickenpox or not. He said he was allergic to one of the vaccines as a little guy when I was in a coma.

[loveofafather]

They usually have it pretty young. Some kids with an egg allergy often have reactions to the MMR. Does he like eggs?

[tattoosonthistown]

He had it when he was 8. And he hates eggs because he's seen baby chickens on the farm.

[loveofafather]

Hm, he may have an underlying allergy, which means if he had a reaction, it's unlikely they would ever try to booster the MMR in him. And unlikely it worked.

[tattoosonthistown]

He'll be delighted to hear it's not herpes. :P

[loveofafather]

That looks like Rubella. But bring him over, I'll have a closer look.

[tattoosonthistown]

Seriously? German measles? That's supposed to be eliminated in the US. Jesus, my kid would be the one unlucky kid who comes into contact with someone from another country who has rubella and passes it to him. We'll be in soon, babe.

[loveofafather]

He could just have eaten something with egg in it and he's having an allergic reaction. You don't have to put the red flag out to the World Health Organisation yet.

[tattoosonthistown]

Doesn't everything have egg in it? I mean, don't pizza crusts have egg? That's all he wants to eat is pizza. Are you laughing at me?

[loveofafather]

It might not even be an allergy. It could be multiple different things causing it. He's been near a kid who has recently has mono, hasn't he?

[tattoosonthistown]

Yeah, Flynn's son, Jett. He had mono before he came here, and he has CFS.

[loveofafather]

It looks like a mono rash. We just need to do some blood tests.

[tattoosonthistown]

Mono has a rash? WTF? I suck as a dad. I don't know anything important.

[loveofafather]

It could also be Pityriasis Rosea. Or HIV. Or Scabies. Or West Nile Virus. Or Ichthyosis Vulgaris. Just to name a few.

[tattoosonthistown]

Are you just fucking with me now? He's getting dressed. He says he's really hot, and doesn't want to wear his coat, but I don't want him going out when it's freezing outside, with no coat on.

[loveofafather]

Could be Vasculitis too. Don't overheat him. Let him put on what he's comfortable with, then take extra if he gets cold outside. If you stress his body when he's sick, he might get dizzy.