Patient's question:
I am 36 years old this year, and recently I have been feeling unwell. During the day, I sometimes feel dizzy, and it has affected my work. I can't sleep at night, and the medicine I took doesn't seem to work well. Is it because of an infection that children get a fever?Doctor's answer:
There are many causes of fever in children, which can be broadly categorized into two major types: infectious and non-infectious.1. Infectious Fever
Various acute infectious diseases, such as measles, scarlet fever, roseola, chickenpox, rubella, influenza, mumps, meningitis, and Japanese encephalitis, can be accompanied by fever. Infectious conditions like upper respiratory tract infections, tracheitis, pneumonia, otitis media, sepsis, skin infections, urinary tract infections, and purulent meningitis can also cause fever.
2. Non-Infectious Fever
Connective tissue diseases such as rheumatic fever, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and Kawasaki disease can also lead to fever. Additionally, non-infectious fevers include dehydration fever, drug-induced fever, heatstroke, tumors, leukemia, and central fever after cranial trauma.