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Suggest Treatment For Child Suffering From Viral Fever
my daughter is suffering from high fever 103 f ,has shivering and headache.The doctor says,its viral and has given cefexime suspension and paracetamol.Few servants at home have also developed fever,headache,nausea which as by physician is viral infection.First i want to know,is the fever spreading,does my daughter needs quarantine and is it necessary to give antibiotic.The age of the patient is 9 yrs. and body wt. 34 kg.
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Hi,
If she don't have any other symptoms than fever and headache, this is most probably viral fever, which is common to affect multiple members in the same household. If she had no contact with diseases like chicken pox or COVID-19, quarantine is neither needed nor useful.
No role for antibiotics in viral fever. Take paracetamol 3-4 times a day, take bed rest, plenty of fluids and a soft diet. She will be alright in 3-4 days. If she is not getting better by then or fresh symptoms appears, kindly review with doctor.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician
If she don't have any other symptoms than fever and headache, this is most probably viral fever, which is common to affect multiple members in the same household. If she had no contact with diseases like chicken pox or COVID-19, quarantine is neither needed nor useful.
No role for antibiotics in viral fever. Take paracetamol 3-4 times a day, take bed rest, plenty of fluids and a soft diet. She will be alright in 3-4 days. If she is not getting better by then or fresh symptoms appears, kindly review with doctor.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician
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