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What To Do For Fever In Baby?
Hi my 19 month old baby is having fever since last two days. Not playing and eating properly. Today he hardly ate anything. His fever is not too high though. Around 100.8 F or so. Should I give him any medication for fever or wait for him to get well by himself.
Mon, 19 May 2014
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Fever of two days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If he is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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