Whether the fever is caused by bacteria or viruses, the treatment cycle for cold and flu illnesses takes a cycle of about 5 to 7 days. Treatment for children with high fever that does not go down: First of all, when the child’s temperature exceeds 39 degrees, the first thing parents have to do is to give the child to take antipyretic medicine, if a kind of antipyretic medicine can not reduce the fever, then it must be four hours before feeding a second time, two kinds of antipyretic medicine alternately, so that the side effects will be smaller, if the antipyretic medicine also can not go down, the child still has been high fever and poor mental state, it is necessary to go to the If the fever medicine does not go down and the child still has a high fever and is not in good spirits, it is necessary to go to the hospital. Secondly, during the child’s fever, the child must be fed more water, or juice type liquid, because the fever will evaporate a lot of water from the child’s body, the body in the case of water shortage, even if the child is fed antipyretic drugs, the effect of reducing fever is not good, it is likely to not go down, and the child has not been drinking water is likely to dehydration, so feeding water is very important. You can also give your child physical cooling, such as giving your child a bath, but the water temperature should be a little lower than usual, if the weather is cold, you can use a warm towel to wipe the child’s body, and then put a fever patch on the child’s forehead, which can protect the child’s brain, physical cooling can relieve the child’s discomfort. The above 3 points are the main ways to help your child reduce fever, but if your child has a serious fever, you must seek medical attention in a timely manner. Generally, when your child has a fever, first go to the hospital to check the blood, if it is a viral infection, then go home to care for yourself, if it is a bacterial infection, you may need to combine antibiotic treatment, so be sure to treat under the guidance of a doctor.