Fever in children is usually a natural reaction to an infection caused by bacteria or viruses. Viral infection is the commonest cause of fever in children. There are various things you can do to relieve the symptoms of fever. Contact your health visitor, child or children emergency room doctor’s office if your child is under three months and a fever.

Fever is not a disease but a sign of illness. Fever is when your body is warmer than normal. If the child is busy playing or become very hot, for example during hot weather, the temperature can also rise without there being any sign of disease.

Symptoms

A child has a fever if the temperature measured by the tail, is over 38 degrees. But it can vary from child to child. Body temperature is usually between 36.0 and 37.8 degrees. At this temperature the body’s systems work best. The temperature varies during the day and is lowest at night and highest in the afternoon.

Fever may be in addition to high temperatures also have other symptoms. Some children may become temporarily confused when they receive a high fever and even see things that do not exist. High temperature counted from 39 degrees.

Prevention

The cause of fever is most often infections. In order to avoid the fever for it because in different ways to protect your child from infection.

Children under six months have an innate protection against infection, in the form of antibodies transferred from the mother during pregnancy. Although breast-feeding protects against infections.

When the child expired six months comes a time when the child is very sensitive to infection infection. This is an exhausting but necessary period for the child to build their own immune system. It is normal for small children become infected and develop a fever many times a year.
At the age of two tend to be fewer infections.
To avoid infection:
* Let your child spend a lot of outdoor where the infection is not spread as easily.
* Teach your children to wash their hands frequently.
* Give your child good and nutritious food.
* Do not meet someone you know is infected.
* Have a smoke-free environment at home

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