Symptoms of viral fever in children

It is very common to catch a cold and a fever when the seasons change. Most people will recover after taking some medicine when they have a cold and a fever. For adults, colds and fevers are considered minor illnesses, but for children, fevers need to be taken seriously. There are many types of fevers, the most common of which is viral fever, but most people don’t know much about viral fevers.

What are the symptoms of viral fever in children?

Viral fever often develops very quickly. After all, it is a viral infection, so it spreads very quickly. Therefore, the disease may occur very quickly and in a very short period of time, and the symptoms are generally more severe.

Another is viral fever, which often lasts longer than ordinary fever. Viral fever is more complicated to talk about, and she will be out for a longer time, which is more harmful to us. We should pay great attention.

Another is viral fever. The drugs that should be taken during the treatment process are somewhat different from those taken for ordinary fever, but we need to take methods that can kill the virus so that we can effectively control the disease and then reduce the fever as soon as possible.

How to care for children with viral fever

In the early stage of fever in children, symptoms include red face, hot forehead, cold hands and feet, and poor spirit. In addition, there are symptoms of various systems, such as runny nose, sore throat, and cough in case of respiratory tract infection, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea in case of gastroenteritis.

Diarrhea. Urinary tract infection may cause frequent urination, painful urination, and low back pain, while the accompanying symptoms of various systems in infants are atypical, and may only include anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea.

First of all, every family should have a thermometer and antipyretics for emergency use. Children with fever should have their temperature measured every 1-2 hours. If the temperature of a child is below 38.5℃, it is not advisable to use antipyretics; if the temperature is above 38.5℃,

Physical therapy such as cooling patches or ice compresses can be used to reduce fever, or children's cooling tablets can be taken in appropriate amounts. When the body temperature exceeds 39°C, you should stay in bed, open the blanket or loosen the clothes to expose the skin, place an ice bag or a cold, wet towel on the head, and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

Secondly, pay attention to keeping warm. The warmer the better. When the child has a fever, remember not to let him wear too many clothes or cover him with too thick a quilt. This traditional method of "covering sweat" is not conducive to heat dissipation and fever reduction. Just let the child wear one more piece of clothing than the normal adult. For example, when the adult wears short sleeves, the child can wear long sleeves. When the adult wears one long skirt, the child can wear two.

In addition, warm water shower is needed. Some mothers worry that showering their children during a fever will aggravate the symptoms. After having a fever, you sweat a lot. If you don’t keep clean, it is easy to cause infection by other bacteria, so taking a shower is necessary, but you must use warm water, and the water temperature is best at 38-39℃. Wiping or bathing your child's entire body with warm water can dilate the blood vessels in his or her skin and increase heat dissipation.

So far, when children around us show symptoms of viral fever, such as red face and cold hands, easy crying and coughing, and easy vomiting of food, we must pay attention to changes in body temperature, take necessary cooling measures and take medications. Of course, we do not recommend giving antipyretic injections to children before one year old unless diagnosed by a doctor.