Adults with fever can be treated by physical cooling, medication and symptomatic treatment.
1. Physical cooling: adults with fever if the body temperature does not exceed 38.5 degrees, you can use cool towels and ice cubes and other cold compresses on the forehead, and at the same time use warm water to wipe the body, physical cooling.
2. Drugs to reduce fever: If the body temperature is above 38.5 degrees, you can take aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other antipyretic and analgesic drugs to reduce fever.
3. Treatment of the cause: It is necessary to go to the hospital in time to confirm the cause of fever.
For example, if the fever is caused by bacterial infection, you can take antibiotics such as cefadroxil and amoxicillin; if the fever is caused by influenza virus or parainfluenza virus infection, you can take antiviral drugs such as ribavirin and oseltamivir; if the fever is caused by hyperthyroidism, you can use drugs such as propylthiouracil to treat the fever.
There are many possible causes of fever in adults, so you should go to the hospital first for examination and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.