Infant fever of 40 degrees, may be respiratory tract infection, toddler rash and other causes, need to be timely antipyretic treatment, etiology treatment.
1. Respiratory tract infection, if it is caused by viral infection, to symptomatic treatment, if at the same time combined with bacterial infection, can be given penicillin, cefaclor and other drugs.
2. Acute rash in young children, often fever for about 3-5 days, the fever subsides and the rash comes out, with self-limiting, mainly symptomatic treatment.
Infants with fever usually show symptoms such as elevated body temperature, poor spirit, drowsiness, etc. When the body temperature is lower than 38.5 ℃, parents can give the child appropriate drinking water and use warm towels to wipe the forehead, armpits and other parts of the body for physical cooling, body temperature is higher than 38.5 ℃ when it is recommended that the use of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and other medications under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.
Infants with a fever of 40 degrees need prompt medical attention and antipyretic treatment, otherwise it may cause severe consequences such as febrile convulsions and coma.