Is fever contagious?

Colds and fevers are very common diseases in life. Colds and fevers in adults can be relieved by taking medicine, but for children, parents must pay attention to fever, especially babies with recurring fevers. During treatment, the baby needs to be taken care of more carefully. Many people worry that fever is contagious, so is fever really contagious? The following explains whether fever is contagious.

Is a baby's fever contagious?

Generally speaking, if a mother has a cold, it is easy to infect the child because of the close contact when breastfeeding. Three types of fever, three ways to deal with them

1. Physical cooling is the first choice for intervention when the body temperature is below 38°C

Fever is the most common symptom of infectious diseases in children. The treatment of fever can be roughly divided into "physical treatment" and "drug treatment". Generally speaking, when a child's body temperature is below 38°C, there is no need to use drug treatment, but choose the correct physical cooling method. For example, applying a fever-reducing patch, drinking plenty of water, and taking a warm bath can all help lower body temperature.

2. Infants and young children with a body temperature above 38.5°C need drug treatment

What should I do if my child has a fever? If you find that your child's body temperature has exceeded 38.5℃, parents should closely observe the child's condition so as to respond in time. For infants and young children, when their body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, they need to be given medication. For Chinese medicine, you can choose Bupleurum or Antelope Horn. For Western medicine, you can choose Painline, Tylenol or Motrin.

3. If the body temperature is above 39°C, medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

When a child's body temperature exceeds 39°C and is considered a high fever, Western medicine treatment is usually chosen. Currently, ibuprofen and paracetamol are commonly used antipyretics in clinical practice. These two types of drugs are relatively safe. But one thing that must be made clear is that parents should use medication under the guidance of a doctor, especially paying attention to the dosage of the medication.

What causes fever in children?

1. Fever of unknown cause: Fever of unknown cause refers to fever caused by various unclear reasons. The main characteristic of this unexplained fever is that the fever persists for more than 3 weeks and the body temperature is above 38.5 degrees. If the fever is caused by this reason, the doctor will usually ask the patient's medical history in detail and do various routine laboratory tests.

2. Non-infectious fever: Non-infectious fever refers to a fever that is not caused by various infectious diseases, some pathogenic substances or various inflammations. Usually this kind of fever is caused by dysfunction of the body's temperature center or other reasons, resulting in excessive heat production and poor heat dissipation.

3. Central fever: Central fever is one of the main causes of children's fever. It is generally believed that if you treat this kind of fever, in addition to paying attention to the fever caused by abnormalities of the higher central nervous system, you should also pay attention to whether the fever is caused by other sources of infection. It is best to do a good job of checking the causes of infection throughout the body in order to prescribe the right medicine.

4. Continuous fever: The main characteristic of this type of fever is that it recurs repeatedly, and the temperature of the fever can also be divided into different levels.

No matter what causes the fever, parents should pay great attention to it, because if the child has a high fever and the fever does not subside for a long time, it may damage the brain and leave lifelong disability. However, do not abuse antipyretics. If the child's temperature does not exceed 38.5 degrees, physical cooling can be sufficient.