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Suggest Treatment For High Fever,cold ,cough And Vomiting
Hi sir/madam
My son(7 month) is having 101-103 feaver since last 5 days with cold , cough& vomiting.
I had checked with my doctor its viral feaver only.
But temperature is rising to 103 every now & then
Please let me know cold water sponging is good or not to reduce temperature.
I had done MP WIDAL DIARIA test also , all r negative.
Please let me know how long it will take to cure.
My son(7 month) is having 101-103 feaver since last 5 days with cold , cough& vomiting.
I had checked with my doctor its viral feaver only.
But temperature is rising to 103 every now & then
Please let me know cold water sponging is good or not to reduce temperature.
I had done MP WIDAL DIARIA test also , all r negative.
Please let me know how long it will take to cure.
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
thank you for asking querry.
If frequency of fever increased,child is sick,not taking orally then get one xray done.
If in between fever child is fine then no need to worry.
Yes you can do sponging with leukwarm water for fever.
Viral fever can take 5-7 days to cure.
Hope you find this helpful.
Rate the above answer if you like it.
Regards,
Dr rushikesh kute
If frequency of fever increased,child is sick,not taking orally then get one xray done.
If in between fever child is fine then no need to worry.
Yes you can do sponging with leukwarm water for fever.
Viral fever can take 5-7 days to cure.
Hope you find this helpful.
Rate the above answer if you like it.
Regards,
Dr rushikesh kute
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