Dear Monica, What you are describing is a condition in which your daughter's lateral incisor teeth, the ones right next to the upper front two teeth, are congenitally missing (âconâ â together with; âgenitalâ â relating to birth). Missing one or more teeth is perhaps the most common congenital malformation in human beings. More than 20% of people lack one or more wisdom teeth (third molars) and more than 5% lack one or more second premolars or upper lateral incisors, so she is not alone.
The symptoms of influenza (flu) include a high fever, often over 103 for children; cough; chills; and muscle aches. People with influenza may also experience fatigue, low appetite, headaches, and nasal symptoms such as a runny nose or congestion.
An otherwise healthy person who gets the flu will usually improve over two to five days. In some people that tired feeling may last for one week or more and very rarely the symptoms can last for several weeks (post influenza asthenia). A major concern when you get the flu is that complications can arise. This is not strictly a relapse, but the development of another illness. The risk is highest for those with diabetes; heart, lung, or kidney disease; and other chronic diseases that lower the body's resistance to infection. Persons over age 65 are also at greater risk of developing complications from the flu. A very serious complication associated with the flu is pneumonia. Shortness of breath, sharp chest pain on deep breathing, or fever lasting beyond five days are symptoms that may indicate pneumonia.