Patient's question:
The baby is seven months old and has been having recurrent fever. If the fever-reducing medicine is delayed, it lasts for 3 hours with a temperature of 38.5 degrees. What should I do? The first three days, the baby had a runny nose without fever and took Children's Paracetamol and Chlorpheniramine Granules. After the fever started, the baby took Ribavirin, Cefixime, and Children's Paracetamol and Chlorpheniramine Granules. Please ask the doctor how to treat it well and quickly.Doctor's answer:
Viral infections often cause fever in children, and a characteristic feature of viral infections is recurrent fever. For a child with fever, if the temperature is below 38.5°C, it is generally not necessary to give fever-reducing medication or administer antipyretic injections. Instead, the child can be given more water. This type of fever usually does not last long. Offering some cool fruit juice or giving the child a lukewarm bath can help lower the temperature within a few hours. Additionally, the child can be given colostrum to promptly boost their immune system and reduce susceptibility to infections.