In terms of your child being uncomfortable, a fever is not a good thing. But the truth is, a fever can be a good thing! Almost all parents are worried about their children having a fever (i.e., a fever), so naturally, fever reducers become a regular part of the medicine at home. If you feel that your child has a fever, you immediately use a fever reducer, and you want to bring your child’s body temperature down at once. Fever: a defender of human health Current medical research confirms that fever is a defensive response at the beginning of many diseases and can enhance the body’s ability to fight infection. Thus, it resists the attack of some disease-causing microorganisms on the body and promotes the recovery of health. 1. Producing antibodies against bacteria; 2. Enhancing the activity of enzymes that eliminate toxins in the body’s white blood cells; 3. Enhancing the detoxification of toxins by the liver. Fever: the moth that destroys human health Fever, of course, can also damage human health, especially when high fever lasts too long, it can cause malfunction of the regulation of various organs and tissues in the human body. 1, high fever will make the cerebral cortex in a state of excessive excitement or high inhibition. The performance of infants and children is more prominent. (1) Excessive excitation of the cerebral cortex: restlessness, headache and even convulsions; (2) High inhibition of the cerebral cortex: delirium, lethargy, coma, etc. 2. Affects human digestive function. (1) slow movement of the gastrointestinal tract: loss of appetite, bloating, constipation; (2) enhanced movement of the gastrointestinal tract: diarrhea and even dehydration. (3) The metabolism of various nutrients consumed by the body is enhanced and accelerated, which increases the body’s consumption of oxygen and increases the “workload” of the body’s organs. 4. Persistent high fever eventually leads to a decrease in the body’s ability to defend itself against disease and increases the risk of other secondary infections. Is fever a bad thing for children? Fever is not a good thing in terms of discomfort for children. But in fact, fever can be a good thing! Fever activates the body’s immune function, destroys the germs that invade the body and cause fever as much as possible and as soon as possible, and promotes the maturation of the immune system. If the body temperature is limited to below 37°C as soon as possible, the effect of fever in stimulating the immune system will disappear. Since fever occurs, it is important to reduce discomfort as much as possible by keeping the body temperature at 37.5-38.5°C while drinking more water, keeping the body temperature from exceeding 38.5°C, ensuring urination and defecation, etc. to promote the maturation of the immune system. Never lower the body temperature to too low. For hyperthermia that can cause convulsions, antipyretics should be taken if the body temperature exceeds 38.5℃; for improving immunity, the body temperature should be maintained between 37.5-38℃. The cooling effect is not based on normal body temperature as the standard. Knowing this, you can know what abnormal manifestations will occur in your child during high fever and then give appropriate care according to these manifestations without panic. During your child’s fever, take his temperature carefully, monitor the degree and change of temperature closely, and then give antipyretic drugs when high fever (over 38.5°C) occurs. At the same time, carefully observe whether the child’s face is pale, whether his breathing increases, whether there is nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, whether there is any change in his mental state, and whether there is any occurrence of convulsions. If any of these conditions occur, come to the hospital immediately.