Question
My niece has a very good constitution, but due to a few days of unstable weather, with temperatures fluctuating between cold and hot, she caught a cold and developed a fever. She gets better when she takes medicine, but she gets feverish again when she doesn’t. This has been happening repeatedly. I don’t know what to do. How should I treat a child’s persistent and recurrent viral fever?
Answer
It’s not advisable to rush into medication for fever in children. Generally, if the body temperature does not exceed 38.5℃, there’s no need to rush for fever reduction, especially before an explicit diagnosis is made. Typically, when a child’s body temperature rises above 38.5℃, it’s best to drink plenty of hot water, rest more, closely monitor any changes in the condition, or use physical cooling methods to reduce the fever. However, if the feverish period is prolonged or the fever temperature is very high (below 38.5℃), it is necessary to use fever-reducing medication for treatment. Wishing her a speedy recovery.