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What Is Fever Virus And Is It Contagious?

My grandaughter just got diagnosed with "fever virus"
I never heard of this and I want to find out all the particulars... is she contagious, how to care for her
since they wrote no prescription, and anything else I can find out. Her temperature has been between 101.5 and 103 for the past 24 hours. Can you enlighten me?
Sat, 22 Feb 2014
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Hi.
This is true that FEVER-VIRUS is a self-limiting disease. But the patient needs at least a treatment for symptomatic relief of fever, bodyache and may be running nose ( if she has).
This is a fever caused due to infection by the virus which has no definite treatment ( fever and symptoms are treatable , virus is not) . This is definitely contagious and can affect the others with reduced immunity. People with strong immunity may not get affected or get a very mild attack.
You can give her paracetamol according to the weight and may be anti-cold syrup if she has running nose. Ant other medications are given as per the symptoms which are very varied every-time . Keep her properly hydrated. Ask her to take full bed rest as this helps for early recovery. Visit a Doctor if other problems like stomach ache, vomiting , loose motions or anything unusual develops.
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What Is Fever Virus And Is It Contagious?

Hi. This is true that FEVER-VIRUS is a self-limiting disease. But the patient needs at least a treatment for symptomatic relief of fever, bodyache and may be running nose ( if she has). This is a fever caused due to infection by the virus which has no definite treatment ( fever and symptoms are treatable , virus is not) . This is definitely contagious and can affect the others with reduced immunity. People with strong immunity may not get affected or get a very mild attack. You can give her paracetamol according to the weight and may be anti-cold syrup if she has running nose. Ant other medications are given as per the symptoms which are very varied every-time . Keep her properly hydrated. Ask her to take full bed rest as this helps for early recovery. Visit a Doctor if other problems like stomach ache, vomiting , loose motions or anything unusual develops.