Children under the age of five may have fever at 37.5 degrees or 99.5 F. Fever is common and frequent in children. About 60% of parents complain that their children, 6 to 5 years old, have a fever caused by a viral infection Such as coughing or cold, and most of the time are treated home, and we can distinguish the child’s infection fever when the emergence of some of the symptoms, the most prominent of which:
- Increased ethnic excretions.
- Difficulty breathing
- Vomiting, headache or neck stiffness.
- Lips of the lips or skin.
- The child can be diagnosed with fever by checking the temperature with the appropriate balance, and can be obtained by buying it from pharmacies.
Causes of children with fever
- Give the child the necessary vaccinations.
- Infection of the immune system.
- Dysfunction of the endocrine secretion.
- Malignant diseases.
Treatment of fever with herbs
- Reihan is used in the manufacture of antibiotics and in the elimination of high body temperature, and this is by boiling a set of leaves basil water for some time, then add a little honey to the water basil and eat twice for three times a day.
- Apple vinegar, because it contains acidic materials able to absorb heat, and this by adding vinegar apple water bath and soak the body for some time.
- Garlic, to its ability to stimulate the process of sweating and with which the body gets rid of toxins, and this through the crushed garlic cloves and added to a cup of boiling water, and drink after 10 hours of boiling, and this twice a day.
- Raisins, raisins activate the body when the fever, and can be eaten directly or soak in a glass of water for an hour and drink twice a day.
- For infants under four months of age:
- Go directly to the doctor’s office when the child is over 100.5 F.
- Praise the child with warm water.
Tips for child safety
- Encourage him to drink plenty of fluids, or increase the number of times he breastfeed naturally.
- Provide healthy food for him.
- Look for dry marks of dry mouth, tears, dry diapers.
- Avoid sending the child to nursery or school at high temperature.
- Make cold water compresses.
- Keep the environment around the child and keep it warm and moderate.
- Child safety during sleep.
- Give the medicine to the child in the allotted times and comply with the instructions listed on the box.
- Consult your doctor if your child has asthma.
- Reduce your child’s clothing and cover with a light towel.