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Why and when should you visit a doctor if you get fever

  • December 24, 2018
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Fever is a temporary increase of body temperature. Fever is a sign that something is going wrong in your body. Fever is common and it is treated easily with fluids, medication and rest.

You should consult a doctor if you have following symptoms along with fever:

  • If fever continues for more than 48 hours
  • Baby below 3 months old having temperature ≥100.3 F
  • Diarrhea or vomiting that lasts > 12 hours
  • Cough that produces green, yellow and tan or bloody mucus
  • If fevers comes and goes and with night sweats and swollen lymph nodes
  • A low-grade fever which comes and goes for a week or more.
  • Mild fever which comes and goes with a tiredness and sore throat
  • Headache and sore throat for more than 48 hours
  • An earache
  • When body temperature is above 103 degrees after using medicines and other cool-down measures like cool compresses on head, under the arms or taking a cool bath.

When fever is an emergency?

Immediately take medical treatment if any of the following symptoms occur with fever:

  • Severe headache or seizures
  • Cool down procedures can’t get the temperature down
  • Confused mental status
  • Skin rash which worsens and spreads
  • Chest pain or Breathing difficulties
  • stiffness and Pain in neck
  • Nausea, vomiting or severe stomach pain

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Disclaimer: Don’t follow any suggestions in this article without consulting a qualified doctor

Source:

1. Fever; https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20352759.  

2. “When to See a Doctor for a Fever”https://www.verywellhealth.com/when-to-see-a-doctor-for-a-fever-770768.

 

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