sir, my son aged 9 yrs.wt.43 kg. had chest infection 1 month ago. after some medication chest infection cured.but he has fever frm 100 to102 daily.blood test for typhoid, malaria are nagative.urine culture is normal .doc. said nothing to worry its just a viral fever which become long and advice to give only paracetamol when fever goes upward 101. the boy s all activities are nomal.pl. advice
Hi... I agree with your doctor that it could be a simple viral illness. You have given me a very important information that the child is normal and active otherwise. 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 -