Most parents get alarmed when their precious ones (read kids) are down with a high temperature. Fever is actually a mere symptom of the war between the harmful agent and the human body. In this tussle, which human often wins, fever arises because the immune process which is activated tries to fight back and defeat the insulting/attacking agent.
In my pediatric practice, fever is the most common presenting symptom of patients brought to me. While appropriate control of fever is important, it is also imperative to discover the cause of the fever, as it is only then that one can hope to eradicate it before it produces any further symptoms or damage.
The mainstay of treatment is, in brief:tap water or slightly warm water sponging for the entire body; oral medication, mostly in the form of paracetamol or one of the new fangled ones like mefenamic acid; and identification and elimination of the underlying cause.
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