Yesterday Miss Nellie erupted with a nasty rash all over her body, and even on her face, but otherwise she was 100% fine....

After hunting the internet for information, I think I've found what might have been the problem all along: Roseola!

Virus that effects children aged 6 months to 3 years.....check!

Starts with rapid and very high fever.....check!

Apart from fever, no other symptoms.....check!

Child often has febrile convulsion.....check!

Fever lasts from 3 to 5 days.....check!

When fever ends child is irritable.....check!

Child then also develops mild respiratory symptoms.....check!

Then child gets covered in rash which blanches under glass and which is not itchy.....check!

7-15 days after first symptoms child returns to normal...oh I do hope so!

It's really reassuring to know what it might be: it's also good to know that there probably wasn't anything I could have done (I've been racked with mummy guilt that maybe I should have spotted the raging fever earlier, etc, etc). And as it was a virus, it's just a case of treat the symptoms and wait...

So folks, beware Roseola...it's not very nice!