What is the reason for a 4-year-old child to have repeated fevers?

When children are sick, most of them will have a fever, which is what many parents worry about the most. Therefore, when the child has a fever, no matter what the temperature is, they will give the child antipyretics indiscriminately. Although the baby's temperature will go down temporarily, the fever will occur again once the effect of the medicine wears off. So why does a 4-year-old child have repeated fevers? Let’s learn more about it through the following introduction.

Fever does not need to be reduced immediately

Should I help my baby reduce his fever immediately? Medically speaking, it is not necessary. If your baby has a fever, it means that the body is fighting the virus and the body will naturally regulate the temperature, so there is no need to reduce the fever. Fever is often a sign of illness. If parents blindly let their babies take antipyretics, it will easily affect the doctor's diagnosis of the cause of the baby's fever. When parents take their babies to see a doctor, they should not focus on how high the baby's fever is, but rather understand how long the fever may last. When your baby has a fever, it is far more important to find out the cause of the fever than to rush to reduce the baby's fever.

Although it is not necessary to reduce the baby's fever immediately, it does not mean that parents can sit idly by and ignore the cause of the baby's fever. Many parents think that the baby will be fine once the fever goes down. In fact, some diseases are more likely to recur or cause complications if they are not fully treated after the fever goes down. Urinary tract infections, otitis media and pneumonia are all prone to recurrent fevers. Therefore, when the baby has a fever again after the fever subsides, parents should understand the cause in depth to avoid delaying the treatment of the disease!

Through the above introduction, we know why a 4-year-old baby has repeated fevers. After the child has a fever, we must pay attention to closely observing the child's body temperature. When it is above 38.5, we should give the child antipyretics. In addition, we must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. When the child's temperature is not too high, we must find out the cause.