38 degrees generally refers to 38 ℃, the patient’s body temperature at 38 ℃ is a low fever, you can be through the cold towel wet forehead or warm water bath for physical cooling. In the case of the patient’s body temperature reaches 38 ℃, has been in an abnormal body fever. The patient can take physical therapy in time, you can use a cold towel wet compress forehead, or use a warm towel to wipe the armpits, palms, elbow nests, groin, popliteal fossa and other parts of the body, through the evaporation of water, so as to achieve the effect of cooling down the temperature. If the patient’s body temperature fails to cool down effectively and instead continues to rise, reaching a temperature of 38.5℃ or above, oral antipyretic medications, such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, can be taken under the direction of a doctor, so as to control the development of the disease and improve the symptoms. In case of fever, one should go to the hospital and undergo relevant examinations to identify the cause of the illness and take relevant treatment measures under the guidance of the doctor.