Infant fever has many causes, and the accompanying symptoms may include elevated body temperature, mental state, loss of appetite, accompanied by related symptoms such as coughing and vomiting.
1. Elevated body temperature: after the baby has a fever, the body temperature will be elevated, the normal temperature of the baby’s armpit temperature is 36-37 degrees, because the baby’s body temperature is affected by the environment, how much to wear clothes, drink milk and other factors, but will not be higher than the normal body temperature of 0.5 degrees. Parents can measure the baby’s temperature, if it is higher than 37.5 degrees, it means that the baby has a fever.
2. Mental state: the mental state of infants will generally change after the fever, such as depressed, sleepy but sleepy, always waking up.
3. Loss of appetite: after fever, the digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract will be reduced, and the gastrointestinal peristalsis will be slowed down, which will lead to loss of appetite.
4. Accompanied by related symptoms: For example, if the fever is caused by a cold, there will be a runny nose, sneezing, coughing and other symptoms. If it is a gastrointestinal infection, it will be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain.
If the baby has fever symptoms, we should actively take the baby to the regular hospital to find the cause of the baby’s fever, and according to the value of the temperature and the cause of the disease under the guidance of the doctor to give the appropriate treatment.