Common diseases, symptoms and treatment of children

Symptoms, causes, and treatments for high fever in children

Fever is the most common illness that children suffer from and the prime reason is lack of immunity in their bodies. They are exposed to various environments and catch viruses which lead to high fever in children. More so kids are active and they indulge in activities which involve unhealthy atmosphere, playing in the rain, eating junk foods. These also directly attack the delicate blood cells and spread like a non-life-threatening infection throughout.

This is mainly indicated by a sudden rise in body temperature. The usual high fever in children is measured above 100.4 Fahrenheit that is nearly 38 degrees Celsius. The exact place to determine the fever in a child is the rectal area because other parts are normally lower in temperature and would not give the exact information. Your child may seem to be lethargic and dull if he or she is suffering from fever. This is because fever itself weakens the body from inside and there is not much energy to stay active and fresh.

Fever also affects sleeping and eating habits and children are bound to get irritated when they cannot get a comfortable sleep. Taking on too many fever pills is harmful because they do not cure fever instead just keep the temperature under control. The best treatment of high fever in children is to target removing the infection that is giving birth to the fever. Children lose patience easily and so in any case if you find symptoms of fever immediately visit a doctor and get proper advice. Fever can arise due to many reasons it may not be serious in some cases but it might just be a warning of any serious and fatal illness within the child’s body.

Diarrhea in babies its symptoms and home care:

Babies tend to have stools frequently during the first two months of their lives and this stool is generally loose and soft. This is the reason that diarrhea in babies is very hard to diagnose. Most babies have a pattern of stool that is very much characterized to them. It means the stool pattern is individually very different. However, diarrhea can be determined by some methods that are given below

• A sudden increase in the frequency of the stool.
• If the number of stools increases to more than one as compared to feeding.
• If the water content of the stool is more.

 

Diarrhea is very common to occur in those babies that have some sort of continuing fever or congestion and if they are feeding in a poor fashion. Diarrhea in babies is generally caused by the presence of a virus and the span of the disease is very short-lived. Therefore sometimes no treatment is required as the disease can go away on its own. Diarrhea causes dehydration and this can happen very quickly in infants below three years of age.

Diarrhea in babies its symptoms and home care

I. Dry eyes and no tear formation while crying.

II. Less active baby.

III. Irritable baby.

IV. Fewer numbers of wet diapers.

V.  Eyes appearing sunken in the socket.

VI. No urine output in 8 hours.

Home care of diarrhea includes the breastfeeding of the baby. This speeds up the process of recovery. Oral rehydration can also be given to the infant in regular periods. But it is advisable to contact the pediatrician if the symptoms worsen and vomiting persists for over a period of 24 hours.