Patient's question:
I don't know what's going on, but my child has been misbehaving lately and crying non-stop. Even the hospital check-ups haven't helped. I'm asking, how should I treat a baby with a low fever that hasn't improved after nine days?Doctor's answer:
The baby is considered to have a low fever if it's over 37 degrees. If it's below 38 degrees, you can use fever-reducing patches at home. If it's above 38 degrees, you should take fever-reducing medication immediately and then go to the hospital. Low fever usually isn't serious. Open the windows, apply fever-reducing patches to the baby. In your case, you can start by using alcohol to bathe the baby to reduce fever, and then determine the cause of the fever. There are many reasons for fever, the most common being infection, followed by connective tissue diseases, malignant tumors, and so on. Don't rush to use medication just yet.