HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

Varied Temperature, High Fever, Cough. Could This Be Flu?

my son is 14 and this makes the second week he has came home from school not feeling good, but yesterday the school nurse who only works 1 day a week sent him home with a temp of 100.6 they told me to take him to doctor I knew I should cause if I didn't he would have a unexcusable absent. So I took him to doctor and his temp there was 99.8. then after that his temp has been climbing up and down he has developed a cough and right now his temp is 102 why is it getting higher and seems he isn't getting better. He has all the symptoms of the flu I read. What can I do to help?
Mon, 7 Oct 2013
Report Abuse
General & Family Physician,  's  Response
hello dear
thanks for your query at HCM
High fever at onset, fair/variable response to paracetamol, inter febrile period normal, fever comes up every 5-6 hrs, on Day2 – cold and cough appears, and on Day3 – fever seems to be abating is acute viral infection there is no treatment needed for viral fever, no use of antibiotics, symptomatic treatment cold sponging of the body when fever, antipyretics like paracetamol can be given if temperature is above 100 .

High fever at onset, poor /variable response to paracetamol, interfebrile period sick, fever rises every 4 hrs, on Day 3 fever trend worsening – look for bacterial tonsillopharyngitis (at times UTI) antibiotics come helpful in this condition.
in that case child have to be examined for source of the infection , tested and treated accordingly.
hope this will help you
regards


I find this answer helpful

1 Doctor agrees with this answer

Pediatrician,  Dr. Vikash Kumar Kedia's  Response
Flu is caused by virus and it runs a natural course of 5-6 days before getting cured.give plenty of oral fluids to your child and paracetamol for fever 6 hourly.for cough and cold you can use cough syps.as prescribed by your doctor.in 5-6 days your child should be fine.but if high fever persists beyond 4days plz get him checked properly as now a days symptoms of most causes of fever overlaps and its very difficult to predict the exact cause of fever on symptoms only.
I find this answer helpful
Note: For further queries related to your child health, Talk to a Pediatrician. Click here to Book a Consultation.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Influenza


Loading Online Doctors....
Varied Temperature, High Fever, Cough. Could This Be Flu?

hello dear thanks for your query at HCM High fever at onset, fair/variable response to paracetamol, inter febrile period normal, fever comes up every 5-6 hrs, on Day2 – cold and cough appears, and on Day3 – fever seems to be abating is acute viral infection there is no treatment needed for viral fever, no use of antibiotics, symptomatic treatment cold sponging of the body when fever, antipyretics like paracetamol can be given if temperature is above 100 . High fever at onset, poor /variable response to paracetamol, interfebrile period sick, fever rises every 4 hrs, on Day 3 fever trend worsening – look for bacterial tonsillopharyngitis (at times UTI) antibiotics come helpful in this condition. in that case child have to be examined for source of the infection , tested and treated accordingly. hope this will help you regards