My 18 months old is unwell after afternoon nap, he s fine most of day up until 2pm ish. Bright red cheeks, sleepy and not interested in food. I ve tried milk but it came back out half an hour later, doesn t seem to have temperature. Of course I think about taking him to the doctor but next day he s completely fine until he wakes up from nap. What could this be
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of 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. Regards -