What to do with a child with chickenpox fever

Chickenpox fever in children requires general treatment, symptomatic treatment, and antiviral treatment depending on the condition. The vast majority of children with chickenpox do not have symptoms of fever and do not need routine fever-reducing treatment.
1. General treatment: Chickenpox is an infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus infection, children may have fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, rash, herpes and other symptoms. It is recommended that children wear loose, soft clothes, avoid scratching the local, so as not to lead to infection; appropriate drink more water, more rest, avoid exertion.
2. Symptomatic treatment: Most children with chickenpox do not have fever and do not need antipyretic treatment. If the children have fever, they can be cooled down by physical means such as warm water bath, warm water bath, etc. If the body temperature is higher than 38.5℃, they can take ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other medicines to cool down the temperature.
3. Antiviral treatment: for severe cases or those with complications, antiviral drugs can be used to reduce the severity of chickenpox and shorten the duration of the disease, commonly used drugs are acyclovir and so on.
It is recommended that children with chickenpox fever seek medical attention in time, standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor, avoid private medication to avoid delaying the condition.