There are many reasons for a fever of 38.5°C in adults and the cause needs to be treated. Usually you can reduce the fever through medication, physical cooling, and etiological treatment.
1. medication: fever over 38.5 ℃ need to use antipyretic drugs to lower the temperature, such as ibuprofen capsules, if it is caused by bacterial infections, you can also use antibiotics anti-inflammatory, such as cefixime dispersible tablets, if it is caused by viral infections, you can also use oseltamivir phosphate capsules antiviral treatment.
2. Physical hypothermia: In addition to medication, physical hypothermia can be used to help reduce fever by wiping the armpits, neck, back and other parts of the body with lukewarm water to help dissipate heat, and drinking water to promote metabolism.
3. Etiological treatment: such as by tumor disease, granulomatous disease, embolic phlebitis, etc., actively carry out systematic standardized treatment.
It is recommended to use drugs under the guidance of doctors, not blindly use drugs, and follow the doctor’s instructions.