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Appendix D. Follow-up Child Survey (Word)
Evaluating the Association between Serum Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Symptoms and Diagnoses of Selected Acute Viral Illnesses Child (< 18 years of age) Follow-up
Please complete the survey below. Thank you!
Form Approved OMB No. 0923-0064
Exp. Date 09/30/2025
ATSDR estimates the average public reporting burden for this collection of information as 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data/information sources, gathering and maintaining the data/information needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; ATTN: PRA (0923-0064).
This is the 1st follow-up survey for the PFAS and Viral Infections Study. The purpose of this study is to improve our understanding of the relationship between the amount of PFAS in a person's blood and susceptibility to acute
(short-term) viral illnesses. This includes the COVID-19 virus as well as other viral illnesses. You enrolled your child in this study and the initial survey was completed around [enter date]. We would now like to invite you to complete this follow-up survey about your child that is asking about the time period from (date) to (date).
Remember to look back at your child's symptom diary as a reminder of any symptoms your child may have experienced in the time period from (date) to (date). The symptom diary will help you and your child complete this survey more easily!
Please enter your child's participant identification number located on the Invitation Letter you received at the start of this study.
This survey is divided into sections and should take about 30 minutes to complete. As you go through each section, read each question carefully and answer as best as you can. If you have questions and would like to speak with a member of the study team, please call xxx-xxx-xxxx or send an email with your question to [email protected]. Thank you for allowing your child to be in this study.
Please remember, this survey is asking about the time period from (date) to (date).
Has your child moved to a different address since completing the last survey?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
In the time period from (date) to (date), did your child get an Influenza vaccine (Flu shot)?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
When did your child get that Influenza Vaccine (Flu shot)? Please enter month/day/year.
In the time period from (date) to (date), did your child get a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
Child not eligible due to age
When did your child get that dose of a COVID-19 vaccine? Please enter month/day/year.
Which brand did your child get for that dose of COVID-19 vaccine?
Pfizer Moderna
Johnson & Johnson Other
In the time period from (date) to (date), did your child get another COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
When did your child get that additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine? Please enter month/day/year.
Which brand did your child get for that additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine?
Pfizer Moderna
Johnson & Johnson Other
New diagnosis No new diagnosis Prefer not to answer
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Cystic Fibrosis
Other Chronic Lung Disease (please specify below)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Congenital (since birth) Heart Disease
Chronic Heart Failure Coronary Artery Disease Cardiomyopathy
Other Heart / Cardiovascular Disease (please specify below)
Diabetes (type 1 or 2) Chronic kidney disease Liver Disease Seasonal allergies Cancer Currently on chemotherapy
History of bone marrow / stem cell transplant
History of Organ Transplant
Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system)
Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia)
Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Neurological Disease (epilepsy / seizure disorder)
Intellectual Disability Cerebral palsy
Other Developmental Disability (please specify below)
Depression Anxiety
If you selected "Other Chronic Lung Disease" above, please specify:
If you selected "Other Heart/Cardiovascular Disease" above, please specify:
If you selected "Other Developmental Disability" above, please specify:
Including your child, how many people live in your child's household? Please include individuals who sleep in the home at least 2 nights per week; please do not include those who are living away from home for school.
How many children less than 5 years old live in your child's household?
How many children aged 5-11 years live in your child's household?
How many children aged 12-17 years live in your child's household?
How many adults aged 18-64 years live in your child's household?
How many adults aged 65 years and older live in your child's household?
On average, how many hours per week does your child work or play in an indoor location that is not your child's home?
On average, how many hours per week does your child attend school or daycare in person in an indoor classroom setting?
On average, how many hours per week is your child in a situation that requires regular close contact (within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with people who do not live with your child? Please do not include transportation here; it will be asked in the next set of questions.
On average, how many times per week does your child travel by bus or train in which the trip takes 15 minutes or longer?
On average, how many times per week does your child ride in a car with people who do not live with your child?
On average, how many times per week does your child play sports or participate in other extracurricular activities (band, clubs, camp, etc.) indoors with other people that do not live with your child?
Does your child have other children or adults living with him/her who are attending in-person daycare, school, college, or technical/trade school? Please do not include those who are living away from home for school.
Yes No
Don't know / prefer not to answer
Are there other people living with your child that work in person at an indoor location that is not your child's home?
Yes No
Don't know / prefer not to answer
In the time period from (date) to (date), has your child had any episodes of illness?
Yes No
Don't know
For the first episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), what was the approximate date when the first symptom began?
Yes No
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature
with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose Sore throat New Loss of taste or smell Headache Fatigue Muscle pains or body aches Nausea or stomach upset Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhea Unexplained rash
For this first episode of illness, please enter the number of days that your child had each of his/her symptoms?
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Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose
Sore throat
New Loss of taste or smell
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle pains or body aches
Nausea or stomach upset
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Unexplained rash
Yes No Prefer not to answer
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For the first episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), did you seek and/or receive medical care or testing for your child's symptoms?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Did your child receive in-person care or testing at a physician's
or other healthcare provider's office?
Did your child receive care or testing from a physician's or
other healthcare provider's office using Telehealth (by phone or computer)?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Pharmacy (testing or
treatment by a pharmacist or at a clinic located at/within a pharmacy)?
Did your child receive care or testing at an Urgent Care Clinic?
Did you receive care or testing at a drive-thru/drive-up testing
site?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Hospital Emergency
Department (ER)?
Was your child hospitalized overnight for his/her symptoms?
(not ER)?
Did your child receive a diagnosis from a physician?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
If yes, what was the diagnosis?
Influenza (flu) nasal swab test
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) nasal swab test
Nasal swab for other viruses (not including COVID-19)
Strep test (throat swab) Chest x-ray
COVID-19 diagnostic test: nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, mouth or throat swab, saliva test
Not done Any positive test (+) Only negative tests (-) Indeterminant or
don't know
COVID-19 blood test (serology or
antibody test)
Has your child had more than one episode of illness in the time period from (date) to (date)?
Yes No
Don't know
For the second episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), what was the approximate date when the first symptom began?
Yes No
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature
with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose Sore throat New Loss of taste or smell Headache Fatigue Muscle pains or body aches Nausea or stomach upset Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhea Unexplained rash
For this second episode of illness, please indicate the number of days that your child had each of his/her symptoms.
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle pains or body aches
Nausea or upset stomach
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Unexplained rash
Yes No Prefer not to answer
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For the second episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), did you seek and/or receive medical care or testing for your child's symptoms?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Did your child receive in-person care or testing at a physician's
or other healthcare provider's office?
Did your child receive care or testing from a physician's or
other healthcare provider's office using Telehealth (by phone or computer)?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Pharmacy (testing or
treatment by a pharmacist or at a clinic located at/within a pharmacy)?
Did your child receive care or testing at an Urgent Care Clinic?
Did you receive care or testing at a drive-thru/drive-up testing
site?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Hospital Emergency
Department (ER)?
Was your child hospitalized overnight for his/her symptoms?
(not ER)?
Did your child receive a diagnosis from a physician?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
If yes, what was the diagnosis?
Influenza (flu) nasal swab test
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) nasal swab test
Nasal swab for other viruses (not including COVID-19)
Strep test (throat swab) Chest x-ray
COVID-19 diagnostic test: nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, mouth or throat swab, saliva test
Not done Any positive test (+) Only negative tests (-) Indeterminant or
don't know
COVID-19 blood test (serology or
antibody test)
Has your child had more than two episodes of illness in the time period from (date) to (date)?
Yes
No (skip to Section 5)
Don't know (skip to Section 5)
For the third episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), what was the approximate date when the first symptom began?
Yes No
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature
with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose Sore throat New Loss of taste or smell Headache Fatigue Muscle pains or body aches Nausea or stomach upset Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhea Unexplained rash
For the third episode of illness, please indicate the number of days that your child had each of his/her symptoms?
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature with a thermometer)
Chill or repeated shaking chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or breathing difficulty
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle pains or body aches
Nausea or stomach upset
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Unexplained rash
Yes No Prefer not to answer
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For the third episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), did you seek and/or receive medical care or testing for your child's symptoms?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Did your child receive in-person care or testing at a physician's
or other healthcare provider's office?
Did your child receive care or testing from a physician's or
other healthcare provider's office using Telehealth (by phone or computer)?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Pharmacy (testing or
treatment by a pharmacist or at a clinic located at/within a pharmacy)?
Did your child receive care or testing at an Urgent Care Clinic?
Did you receive care or testing at a drive-thru/drive-up testing
site?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Hospital Emergency
Department (ER)?
Was your child hospitalized overnight for his/heryour
symptoms? (not ER)?
Did your child receive a diagnosis from a physician?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
If yes, what was the diagnosis?
Influenza (flu) nasal swab test
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) nasal swab test
Nasal swab for other viruses (not including COVID-19)
Strep test (throat swab) Chest x-ray
COVID-19 diagnostic test: nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, mouth or throat swab, saliva test
Not done Any positive test (+) Only negative tests (-) Indeterminant or
don't know
COVID-19 blood test (serology or
antibody test)
Has your child had more than three episodes of illness in the time period from (date) to (date)?
Yes
No (skip to Section 5)
For the fourth episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), what was the approximate date when the first symptom began?
Yes No
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature
with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose Sore throat New Loss of taste or smell Headache Fatigue Muscle pains or body aches Nausea or stomach upset Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhea Unexplained rash
For the fourth episode of illness, please indicate the number of days that your child had each of his/her symptoms?
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature with a thermometer)
Chill or repeated shaking chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or breathing difficulty
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle pains or body aches
Nausea or stomach upset
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Unexplained rash
Yes No Prefer not to answer
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For the fourth episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), did you seek and/or receive medical care or testing for your child's symptoms?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Did your child receive in-person care or testing at a physician's
or other healthcare provider's office?
Did your child receive care or testing from a physician's or
other healthcare provider's office using Telehealth (by phone or computer)?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Pharmacy (testing or
treatment by a pharmacist or at a clinic located at/within a pharmacy)?
Did your child receive care or testing at an Urgent Care Clinic?
Did you receive care or testing at a drive-thru/drive-up testing
site?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Hospital Emergency
Department (ER)?
Was your child hospitalized overnight for his/heryour
symptoms? (not ER)?
Did your child receive a diagnosis from a physician?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
If yes, what was the diagnosis?
Influenza (flu) nasal swab test
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) nasal swab test
Nasal swab for other viruses (not including COVID-19)
Strep test (throat swab) Chest x-ray
COVID-19 diagnostic test: nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, mouth or throat swab, saliva test
Not done Any positive test (+) Only negative tests (-) Indeterminant or
don't know
COVID-19 blood test (serology or
antibody test)
Has your child had more than four episodes of illness in the time period from (date) to (date)?
Yes
No (skip to Section 5)
For the fifth episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), what was the approximate date when the first symptom began?
Yes No
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature
with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose Sore throat New Loss of taste or smell Headache Fatigue Muscle pains or body aches Nausea or stomach upset Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhea Unexplained rash
For the fifth episode of illness, please indicate the number of days that your child had each of his/her symptoms?
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature with a thermometer)
Chill or repeated shaking chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or breathing difficulty
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle pains or body aches
Nausea or stomach upset
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Unexplained rash
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Bus Train Airplane
For the fifth episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), did you seek and/or receive medical care or testing for your child's symptoms?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Did your child receive in-person care or testing at a physician's
or other healthcare provider's office?
Did your child receive care or testing from a physician's or
other healthcare provider's office using Telehealth (by phone or computer)?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Pharmacy (testing or
treatment by a pharmacist or at a clinic located at/within a pharmacy)?
Did your child receive care or testing at an Urgent Care Clinic?
Did you receive care or testing at a drive-thru/drive-up testing
site?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Hospital Emergency
Department (ER)?
Was your child hospitalized overnight for his/heryour
symptoms? (not ER)?
Did your child receive a diagnosis from a physician?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
If yes, what was the diagnosis?
Influenza (flu) nasal swab test
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) nasal swab test
Nasal swab for other viruses (not including COVID-19)
Strep test (throat swab) Chest x-ray
COVID-19 diagnostic test: nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, mouth or throat swab, saliva test
Not done Any positive test (+) Only negative tests (-) Indeterminant or
don't know
COVID-19 blood test (serology or
antibody test)
Has your child had more than five episodes of illness in the time period from (date) to (date)?
Yes
No (skip to Section 5)
For the sixth episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), what was the approximate date when the first symptom began?
Yes No
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature
with a thermometer)
Chills or repeated shaking with chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose Sore throat New Loss of taste or smell Headache Fatigue Muscle pains or body aches Nausea or stomach upset Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhea Unexplained rash
For the sixth episode of illness, please indicate the number of days that your child had each of his/her symptoms?
Fever (100 degrees or higher measured with a thermometer)
Felt feverish (even if you did not take your child's temperature with a thermometer)
Chill or repeated shaking chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or breathing difficulty
Nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose)
Runny nose
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle pains or body aches
Nausea or stomach upset
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Unexplained rash
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Bus Train Airplane
For the sixth episode of illness your child had in the time period from (date) to (date), did you seek and/or receive medical care or testing for your child's symptoms?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
Yes No Prefer not to answer
Did your child receive in-person care or testing at a physician's
or other healthcare provider's office?
Did your child receive care or testing from a physician's or
other healthcare provider's office using Telehealth (by phone or computer)?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Pharmacy (testing or
treatment by a pharmacist or at a clinic located at/within a pharmacy)?
Did your child receive care or testing at an Urgent Care Clinic?
Did you receive care or testing at a drive-thru/drive-up testing
site?
Did your child receive care or testing at a Hospital Emergency
Department (ER)?
Was your child hospitalized overnight for his/heryour
symptoms? (not ER)?
Did your child receive a diagnosis from a physician?
Yes No
Prefer not to answer
If yes, what was the diagnosis?
Influenza (flu) nasal swab test
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) nasal swab test
Nasal swab for other viruses (not including COVID-19)
Strep test (throat swab) Chest x-ray
COVID-19 diagnostic test: nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, mouth or throat swab, saliva test
Not done Any positive test (+) Only negative tests (-) Indeterminant or
don't know
Section 5. Questions specific to COVID-19
This section relates to COVID-19 or a COVID-19-like illness. The items listed below could have happened more than once. For each question you answer "Yes", please indicate, to the best of your recollection, the number of times and the approximate dates, starting with the earliest, that the item occurred in the time period from (date) to (date). Enter the dates using 2 digits for the month and 4 digits for the year. If you are entering multiple dates for an item, please separate each by a comma. (Example: 01/2020, 02/2020)
For questions below that ask about COVID-19 testing, please note:
There are different types of COVID-19 tests available. Some test for current infection and some test for past infection.
A viral test tells you if your child has a current infection. Two types of viral tests can be used: nucleic acid amplification tests (often called PCR tests) and antigen tests. The viral test involves collecting a specimen with a swab from the nose, nasopharynx, mouth, or throat; or collecting saliva.
An antibody test (also known as a serology test) is a blood test that might tell you if your child had a past infection. Antibody tests are not used to diagnose a current infection.
Please remember: If you are a parent filling this survey out for your child, questions about "anyone else in the household" refers to anyone besides the child you are answering the questions for (including yourself).
Was your child in close contact (defined as within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with a person who you know had active COVID-19 that was confirmed with a positive COVID-19 viral test?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Was your child in close contact (defined as within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with a person who you suspect had active COVID-19, but who (to your knowledge) did not have COVID-19 confirmed with a positive COVID-19 viral test?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Have you been advised to quarantine your child (separate your child from others and monitor for signs of infection for 10-14 days) because of exposure to someone with a positive COVID-19 viral test?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Has your child helped to provide care for someone who had a positive viral test for COVID-19 at the time your child helped to provide care?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Has your child had a positive viral test for COVID-19 while having no symptoms?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Has your child had an antibody blood test for COVID-19 (either positive or negative)?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Has your child had an antibody blood test for COVID-19 that was positive (indicated that he/she had antibodies to COVID-19)?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Besides your child, has anyone else in your child's household had an illness that you suspected was COVID-19 but for which they did not receive testing for COVID-19?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Besides your child, has anyone else in your child's household been tested with a viral test for COVID-19?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Besides your child, has anyone else in your child's household had a positive viral test for COVID-19 while having no symptoms?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Besides your child, has anyone else in your child's household had a positive viral test for COVID-19 while having symptoms?
Yes No
If you answered yes, how many times?
Please list the approximate dates in month and year (mm/yyyy).
Date on which survey was completed:
Important note before you go:
Please take a moment to start a new symptom diary for your child (attached). Please use this symptom diary to help track your child's symptoms during the time period from (date) to (date). Using the symptom diary in between the surveys will help you complete your child's next survey more easily.
(Attach symptom diary with date span for 2nd follow-up survey to this field)
Please confirm your child's email address (it should be the same email address you provided for this survey) : (Please remember, your child must have his/her own unique email address).
Thank you and your child for completing this survey! Be on the look out for the next survey coming in about 3 months.
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