Question
My 5-month-old baby’s skin is red and bumpy, a bit like heat rash, itchy, and he keeps shaking his neck. He’s had a high fever for 3 days. What’s going on? What assistance do I need?
Answer
Body temperature can be easily affected by external environmental factors, such as high temperatures (heatstroke), wearing too many clothes, insufficient water intake, water loss (sweating, vomiting), poor air circulation in the room, intense physical activity before or after, and other factors like vaccination may also cause fever. Using warm water to wipe or bathe the whole body can dilate the skin blood vessels to promote heat dissipation; as the moisture on the body surface evaporates, it also reduces the body’s internal heat.