It is always difficult to watch your child deal with the disease, but her fever is often a sign that she is recovering. When her body temperature begins to fall, she should start to feel better, but she will not be completely healthy right away. Please note that her condition is getting worse. If you have concerns, please feel free to call your pediatrician.
Her fever is just an indicator of her illness. (Photo: Creatas Images / Creatas / Getty Images) Basic knowledge of fever
When the body has to work harder than normal to fight disease, it will have a fever. The average human temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, but your child may usually be warmer or colder than this. Dr. Barbara Huggins said that if the child has a rectal temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, he has a fever; the rectal temperature is often about 1 degree higher than the oral temperature. When the fever "rests", when her body begins to cool, her body temperature should begin to fall back to the normal range. She may start sweating at this point.
Causes of fever
A fever can range from a common cold to a life-threatening condition such as meningitis. If she only has nasal and sore throats, you can usually catch a cold when you are at home. If she has pain, vomiting and diarrhea with a fever, she may catch a cold and should go to the doctor. In children between 6 months and 3 years of age, fever can be caused by a common viral infection called rose rash.
Treatment Comfort
No matter what happens to a fever, you can't let it rupture, but you can keep your child comfortable. Encourage her to drink plenty of water, not to wear thick clothes and blankets. Give her some acetaminophen or ibuprofen with permission from the doctor.
Signs of improvement
When a fever is caused by a flu or a cold, it will make your child feel better once it has a fever. It may take a few days for her to recover from a cold, or until she recovers from the flu to a week, but her symptoms should begin to decrease. If your child has a rose rash, a rash will appear after a fever. You will notice a pink rash with flat or slightly raised spots. Roseola should clean it up in a few days, despiteYour doctor may advise you to give you an ALT over-the-counter painkiller. Let her go home for a few days because the rash is contagious.
Complications
Even low fever can be a symptom of serious problems in infants and young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that when a child under 4 months has a low-grade fever, call a pediatrician. If your child does not feel better after a fever or looks listless, or if the fever lasts longer than three days, you must also call your doctor. If you have any difficulty breathing during a fever, confusion or difficulty maintaining your alert, call your doctor immediately as these are serious medical problems.
