Why does a child have a fever without signs of a cold
Due to their young age, babies experience most infections for the first time, so their body temperature rises much more often than adults.
The younger the child, the more often he or she has a high temperature without signs of a coldPhoto: Getty The main causes of high temperature in children are:
- Viral or bacterial infection. The heat will be the first manifestation of the disease, and other symptoms will appear a little later.
- Reaction to teething. This applies to infants.
- Overheat. The smaller the baby, the worse his body is able to regulate body temperature. This can happen if the baby is too warmly dressed, or he was in the heat for a long time.
- Urinary tract infection. It is in children that it is manifested only by a rise in temperature. This disease is rare.
Most of these symptoms will go away on their own, without outside help. But a bacterial infection should be treated with antibacterial agents.
What to do if the temperature has risen and keeps
In order for the mother to be able to find out the cause of the fever, it is necessaryCall a doctor to your home. He will be able to notice the symptoms of the disease that your mother does not see. And before the doctor arrives, you need to act, depending on the suspected cause:
- If the baby is overheated, you need to give him a good drink, put him in lighter clothes, send him to a cool room.
- If the baby has swollen gums, and from day to daythe first teeth should appear, give it a cooling rodent. You can lubricate the gums with a soothing gel. At the same time it is necessary to drink more fluid, and you can do without antipyretics.
- If there is a suspicion of an infection in the urinary tract, it is necessary to pass urine for analysis. If the infection is confirmed, it will need to be treated with antibiotics.
- If a viral infection is suspected, the childmust be abundantly watered For this, fruit drinks with raspberries, currants, honeysuckle and warm tea with honey are suitable. With such an infection, the body will cope on its own. After a couple of days the temperature will drop, and the child will become immune to this disease.
- And if the infection is bacterial, only antibiotics can handle it, which the doctor will prescribe.
Most often, temperature is the only thingsymptom of throat diseases at the initial stage. Therefore, until the doctor arrives, the child should be given drinks with a high vitamin content. Also start gargling with a solution of furacilin or sea salt, if the child knows how to do it. A small child cannot explain where it hurts and what bothers him. Therefore, it is better not to self-medicate. It is better to call a doctor and make sure that the reason is trivial than to incorrectly treat a serious disease.
