Things to note when having a fever due to bacterial infection

We all know that every baby's physical fitness is not as good as that of an adult, so any matter of the baby needs the care of the adult in order for the baby to thrive. However, the virus is too powerful and can invade the baby's body when the adult is not paying attention, causing the baby to have a bacterial infection and fever. So what should we do at this time?

High fever is basically caused by viral infection or bacterial infection. It is recommended to have a blood test to confirm the diagnosis. High fever is basically caused by viral infection or bacterial infection. It is recommended to have a blood test to confirm the diagnosis.

Because most fevers are just a symptom of a disease, as long as the baby's primary disease is cured, the fever will naturally subside. If you take your baby's fever down without a doctor's diagnosis after the baby has a fever, it may mask some symptoms of the original disease, and sending the baby to the hospital may cause the doctor to misdiagnose. Therefore, if your baby has a fever, you should take him to see a doctor in time.

The following diseases cause fever

Characteristics of fever caused by cold and pneumonia

Children with colds and pneumonia often have fever symptoms. The fever is low at first, but quickly becomes high and can exceed 40°C. It may also be accompanied by symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, and cough.

Symptomatic care

If your baby has a cold or pneumonia and a fever, there is generally no need to rush to reduce the fever. Because increased body temperature is the body's natural defense response, it can increase the number of antibodies synthesized in the baby's body and enhance the activity of phagocytes in the baby's body. In addition, if the fever is not reduced properly, it may also damage the baby's body's natural defense ability.

If your baby's temperature continues to rise, or if he or she has had a febrile seizure, appropriate cooling measures should be taken. Parents can generally use physical cooling methods first. They can apply cold or warm compresses on the baby's head with a towel, or wipe the baby's head, armpits, or bilateral groin areas with 30% alcohol. If the baby's body temperature exceeds 39℃, you can use an ice pack pillow on the head.

If physical cooling is not effective, then use appropriate medication to reduce the temperature. Commonly used medicines include 25% analgin nasal drops, oral paracetamol or aspirin, etc.

If your baby has a cold or pneumonia fever, you can use Chinese medicine to reduce fever under the guidance of a doctor. Such as Chinese medicines for clearing away heat and detoxifying, such as mulberry leaves, wild chrysanthemum, reed root, isatis indigotica, gypsum, mint, isatis root, anemarrhena asphodeloides; Chinese patent medicines such as clearing heat and detoxifying oral liquid, pediatric cold granules, pediatric Jindan tablets, and pediatric Qingreling all have good effects.

Reminder: When your baby has a cold or pneumonia and fever, be sure to drink plenty of water. Because fever will consume the fluid in the baby's body, if it is not replenished in time, it can easily lead to dehydration.

If your baby has a cold or pneumonia and a fever, the indoor temperature should not be too high, generally 21℃ ~ 22℃ is appropriate. The clothes and quilts should not be too thick. The baby's skin should be able to come into contact with the outside air as much as possible. The purpose of heat dissipation and cooling can be achieved with the help of air conduction, convection and radiation.

The good health of the baby is what every adult hopes for, and every parent hopes that the baby will not suffer a little bit of harm during the process of growing up. So if parents can learn how to take care of their babies well, then all their expectations will become reality. I’m giving parents these suggestions today, and I hope they will be effective when your baby has a fever in the future.