During the rainy season most parents get worried when a child gets fever. Don’t worry, here are tips for parents to manage a child’s fever at home. What to do and when exactly you should take your child to the doctor?
Fever is the body’s defence mechanism against various infections. Most of the fevers are of short duration. It can occur as an isolated symptom or along with other symptoms.
For example:
Symptoms | Suggestive condition |
Cold, cough, throat pain, headache | Throat infection, tonsillitis, flu |
Ear pain, discharge from ear | Ear infection |
Rashes | Measles, dengue, chickenpox |
Vomiting, loose motion, abdominal pain | Typhoid, gastroenteritis, dengue |
Stomach pain, pain while passing urine, vomiting | Urinary tract infection |
Severe muscle, body or joint pain | Dengue, chikungunya, other viral fevers |
*above suggestive conditions are only examples, and the table should not be used for home diagnosis.
What should parents do to manage a child’s fever:
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