6. Swelling of the Nodes
The swelling of lymph nodes can be one of the first signs to look for in the case of a generalized infection – and it’s one of the characteristic symptoms of Kawasaki disease that occurs in almost all diagnosed cases. When the body is exposed to a virus, bacteria or infection of any kind, the immune system reacts to combat it, usually through methods like the creation of a fever against the bacterium (or through the swelling of lymph nodes, which are there to “trap” any signs of toxins or infection).
If your lymph nodes are swollen, you are usually either sick or on the way to bring it. Don’t press or agitate swollen lymph nodes: This is likely to be painful and this can be dangerous in the midst of an infection.
In most cases, swollen lymph nodes (found int he neck, under the arms, in the groin and along the rest of the same channel on the body) will go away once the signs of the infection have been properly taken care of.