Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...my 7 yr old granson has been running a temp of 102 along with a head ache for 2 nights, the first night he was also shivering cold...but seems perfect during the day...should i take him to the doctors?
Hello, Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually, rather than fever, what is more, important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.