child has a lot of fevers?
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Infectious causes can include viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Fever without any other sign or symptom is more common with viral infections than with bacterial infections. Fungal infections have not been reported to cause recurrent fevers in healthy children.
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Fever temperatures A fever is a high body temperature. A temperature of up to 38.9°C (102°F) can be helpful because it helps the body fight infection. Most healthy children and adults can tolerate a fever as high as 39.4°C (103°F) to 40°C (104°F) for short periods of time without problems.
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Usually, the illness begins abruptly, with the onset of a high fever. In untreated cases, the average duration of the fever is 10 days, much longer than is usually seen in a viral infection. Within a day or two of the fever, the child develops red, "bloodshot" eyes and red, cracked lips.
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It's a fever when a child's temperature is at or above one of these levels: measured orally (in the mouth): 100°F (37.8°C) measured rectally (in the bottom): 100.4°F (38°C) measured in an axillary position (under the arm): 99°F (37.2°C)
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More importantly, according to the AAP, a fever can help your child's body fight off infection. Many illness-causing microbes do best at the body's normal temperature. A fever raises the temperature beyond which certain microbes need to reproduce.
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Fever in babies can occur with any type of infection. It can be caused by a common childhood illness like an ear infection, chickenpox, a cold, sore throat or roseola, or – less commonly – by more serious conditions such as influenza, pneumonia or meningitis (a rare but very serious brain and spinal cord infection).
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Call Your Pediatrician If the child's temperature is higher than 100.4 F, call your pediatrician. A child this age should always be seen by their pediatrician if they are sick. Bathing or sponging the child with lukewarm water may help bring down a fever. Do not use cold water, ice baths, or alcohol.
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If your baby is younger than 3 months old, contact the doctor for any fever. If your baby is 3 to 6 months old and has a temperature up to 102 F (38.9 C) and seems sick or has a temperature higher than 102 F (38.9 C), contact the doctor.
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Call Doctor If: The child has a high fever lasting more than 24 hours. The child is any age with a temperature of 104 F or higher. The soft spot on the child's skull is bulging. The child vomits repeatedly or has severe diarrhea.
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fever of 100.5°F or higher. seizures or convulsions. slurred speech. abnormal behavior, such as extreme confusion or irritability.
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A fever that does not respond to paracetamol or ibuprofen is no worse than a fever that does. A high fever does not always mean your child has a serious illness. Fever in itself is not bad, however, in young babies it is important to find out the cause of the fever.
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Flu symptoms in babies are often similar to symptoms of a nasty cold. However, your baby is more likely to have flu if he suddenly gets a fever, which is a temperature of 38 degrees C or higher. If your baby has a runny nose or a cough some time before the fever, it's more likely that he has a cold .
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What is a fever? Most babies have an average body temperature of about 36.5°C to 38°C. A fever is when your baby's body temperature rises above 38°C. The temperature of a baby with a fever may rise above 38°C slowly over a few days, or it might rise very quickly.
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Temperatures of up to 102.5 F if your child is 3 months to 3 years of age, or up to 103 F if your child is older. These temperatures can be common, but not necessarily worrisome. Low-grade fevers if your infant or child was recently immunized. These can be normal if they last less than 48 hours.
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Children tend to run higher fevers than adults. The degree of fever may not indicate how serious your child's illness is. With a minor illness, such as a cold, a child may have an oral temperature of 104°F (40°C), while a very serious infection may not cause a fever or may cause only a mild fever.
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Febrile seizures cannot be prevented by giving the child lukewarm baths, applying cool cloths to the child's head or body, or using fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin). Doing these things may make a feverish child feel better, but they do not prevent febrile seizures.
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Your child has a fever if he or she: Has a rectal, ear or temporal artery temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher. Has an oral temperature of 100 F (37.8 C) or higher. Has an armpit temperature of 99 F (37.2 C) or higher.