What to do if your child has the flu and develops a fever and headache?

Children who have the flu with fever and headache can be relieved by general treatment and medication. Influenza, or influenza, is a common acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. The main clinical manifestations are sudden onset of high fever, headache, body aches, fatigue and respiratory symptoms such as cough and sore throat. Most influenza is self-limiting, and general care and symptomatic treatment should be emphasized. Children need to pay attention to isolation treatment, bed rest, maintain indoor air circulation; diet should be light, avoid spicy and stimulating food, and pay attention to the appropriate amount of water. For children with fever when the body temperature <38.5 ℃ can be used to apply warm water to the child's forehead, warm baths, reduce the wearing of clothing and other physical means of heat treatment; when the body temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃, but also need to follow the doctor's advice to use ibuprofen suspension, acetaminophen dry suspension and other drugs for antipyretic treatment. Avoid aspirin in children to prevent Reye's syndrome. Antiviral medication is the most basic and important part of influenza treatment, and anti-influenza viral medications such as oseltamivir phosphate should be started as early as possible within 36 or 48 hours of onset of illness. All of the above medications should be used under the supervision of a doctor and avoid self-medication. Children with influenza fever and headache, should promptly seek medical attention, parents should not be arbitrary to give their children medication to avoid adverse consequences.