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(Pediatrics in Review. 1997;18:445-446.)
© 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics

Parent Information Handout: Fever


Some people think that a high fever is bad, because it can cause brain damage. That's not true! If it were true, then we should all be mentally retarded, because we have all had high fever in the.... The truth is that fever is one of the ways our body protects itself against infections. When we have an infection in any part of the body, we produce more heat (fever). With more heat, our body's defenses can kill germs better. So the fever is not our enemy but our friend, and it is helping the body fight the germs.

Therefore, what we need to ask is not, "What can I do to stop the fever?" but, "What is causing the fever?" Then we must decide if the cause is serious or not serious. Fortunately, most of the time, the cause of fever in children will be something that is not serious, such as an ear infection, throat infection, or the flu. Exceptionally, there may be a more serious infection. One example would be a pneumonia. With a pneumonia, . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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