A viral rashis a change in the color or texture of your skin. It may become bumpy, scaly, itchy, or otherwise irritated. Most causes of rashes are due to virus, bacterial origin, and due to allergy to medications given during an illness.
Many viruses can cause a viral rash in addition to other symptoms such as fever and cough. Those rashes are ‘nonspecific’ which means the rash is not characteristic enough to identify the causing virus. The doctor cannot say which virus is the cause, but he will explain that some virus is a likely cause of the rash.
Viral skin rashes are varied in shape and size. They often appear as blotchy red spots. Sometimes they appear dramatically which means that you may wake up in the morning finding yourself covered in a viral rash. Commonly, it lasts a few days. Usually the rash fades away without trace.
