Why does a child have a fever in the upper body but a cold lower body?

Everyone knows the feeling of having a fever. Your whole body feels hot, and sometimes you even feel like your body is on fire and you sweat a lot. In more serious cases, fever can even lead to coma. This is true for adults, but for children, fever is even more serious and must be treated promptly. So, what is going on when a child has a fever in the upper body but a cold in the lower body?

There are many causes of fever in children, which can be clinically divided into infectious and non-infectious. Infectious causes are more common, such as colds. For fever, the cause must be identified first and treated accordingly. When the body temperature is too high, it is easy to cause high fever convulsions in children, so it is also necessary to control the body temperature.

1. From a medical point of view, the virus period is 7 days

If we look at it from a medical point of view, the viral period of viral colds is generally 7 days, whether it is for babies or adults. In other words, it usually takes 7 days for a viral cold fever to recover completely.

2. The specific number of days depends on the baby's constitution and the effect of the medicine used.

Generally, viral colds will cause repeated fevers for several days. This repeated fever usually lasts about 3-5 days in children (about 3-3 days in adults). This is the law of the human immune system's fight against disease. The specific number of days it takes to recover varies from person to person.

Note: If the baby's fever does not subside after 3-5 days of repeated fever, then it should be taken seriously and taken to the hospital for examination and treatment. At this time, due to changes in the condition, bacteria may have been produced, and it is necessary to see whether antibiotics should be used based on the doctor's diagnosis.