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Contact your pediatrician immediately if the one with the fever is an infant.
For older children and adults with a low grade fever, let it run its course and "sweat it off". This is what is recommended for low grade fevers since the body's immune system uses a fever to help fight microbes that cause illness.
For high fevers [102F (38.89C) or higher], you should consult your health care professional to discuss other symptoms with the fever that may indicate a need for antibiotics or antiviral medications and for instructions for fever reducing.
Fever reducing medications (anti-inflammatory drugs like, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and aspirin), are often used to reduce a fever. However, do not use aspirin for this for children and teenagers since that carries a risk of causing Reye's Syndrome, a serious complication of viral diseases when aspirin is used.
Other methods of reducing a fever should be recommended by the health care professional before use, since they can cause more harm than good in some conditions and in some people. Some of those are cool temperature baths or even baths in ice water in the extreme cases; placing cold packs or cool cloths on the main arterial pressure points in the neck, under arms, wrists, groin, ankles and behind the knees; drinking cool or cold liquids; and cool cloths or packs on the forehead and temples. Again, don't use these methods unless the physician tells you to and be sure to make contact with them to determine if you need antibiotics and IV fluids or steroids (anti-inflammatory agent).
To get an accurate measurement take the temp as soon as you turn the thermometer on (if oral digital), and close the mouth completely to avoid interference with the room temp. Also wait at least 20 minutes after drinking or eating hold or cold drinks or foods to check an oral temperature.
Get the air circulating: Use ceiling fans to help your body evaporate the sweat to cool you down. Use fever reducing medication sparingly (you don't want to use it too much since the fever is actually HELPING you fight off the infection!)
What else can I help you with?
Can a broken bone give you a fever?
The break itself would not cause a fever but an infection as a result of the break could lead to a fever.
What is the other name of dengue?
dengue is otherwise known as Three- day fever, Break bone fever and dandy fever.
Can you use a cool rag to help break the fever?
It will help to cool the person but it will not of its self break the fever, that is done by the persons' immune system (perhaps with the aid of medical drugs).
What can you do when you have fever and have the chills?
take acetametaphine (tylenol) to break fevers.
What can you rub on the bottom of your feet to break a fever?
This solution is purely folklore. Rubbing on the bottoms of the feet does nothing to a patient's fever (but it might feel good).
How to get rid of a fever so daughter can go to school?
Tylenol, bath with epsom salts and sit down watch a movie she likes and pile on the blankets. Try and overheat her so the fever will break.
Im in bed with a hoodie on and im still shivering you have goose bumps all over your body and its been over half an hour now is that normal?
It is likely that you have a fever. That would be normal if you have a fever. You need some Motrin or Tylenol to break the fever and you will stop shivering.
What book is after the ugly truth by Jeff Kinney?
It isn't "rodrick and gregs life" its Rodricks Big Break
Should you wait out a fever by not taking ibuprofen or Tylenol to let it break?
You can wait if you want to. Many people don't like the sweating that usually comes with a fever breaking and if your fever is 101 F or lower there is no need to reduce it. However, a fever of 103 or higher in adults should be lowered quickly and if it is persistent for several days you should see a doctor.
Do fever blisters hurt?
Yes an initial break out can cause some discomfort or pain. But break outs often get less sever over time. They usually come with some itching, burning and or tingling symptoms.
What causes fever blisters?
Fever blisters and cold sores are caused by a virus called oral herpes. Different things can trigger break outs like being out in very hot or very cold weather for long periods of time or being run down by stress / illness.
Is lysine used to treat fever blisters?
Yes it's used to treat fever blisters and cold sores, they are both caused by the cold sore virus. The only thing is you may have to take a lot of it before you notice any difference in the break out.
