What to do with an eight-month-old child with recurring fevers

Eight-month-old children with recurrent fever, may be due to viral infections, bacterial infections and other factors, in the treatment of the cause of the treatment at the same time, according to the degree of the baby’s body temperature rise to choose physical or drug antipyretic treatment.
Treatment for the cause of the disease is very critical to the recovery of body temperature, such as bacterial infections caused by respiratory tract infections, the need to actively use antibacterial drugs such as cefaclor, cefdinir and other anti-infective treatment; if it is a rheumatic immune disease, it is necessary to immunosuppressant treatment; if it is a tumor of the blood system, such as leukemia, the need for chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation and other treatments.
For babies with fever, we need to choose the appropriate way to actively reduce fever according to the degree of the baby’s temperature rise.
If the body temperature is <38.5℃, we can use warm water on the forehead of the baby, reduce the clothing worn and other physical methods to reduce the temperature, and encourage the baby to drink more water, and the temperature of some babies can drop gradually. When the body temperature ≥ 38.5 ℃ also need to use antipyretic drugs such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretic treatment under the guidance of a doctor. If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for early and regular treatment.