my 4 yrs old has cough from 2 days and now she got fever also... giving her ibuprofen and paracetomol suspension. for how many days should I treat her at home or shall I take her to doctor as its only day 1 of fever. thank u

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Fever is a reaction of the body to different pyrogens released during any Infection. Usually temp more than 99 F is taken as fever .
Mostly in children fever is because of viral infections like flu or RSV where the fever is there for 4-5 days but may persist even upto 2 weeks .
Initially antipyretic like paracetamol is given in a dose of 15 mg / kg/ dose. Can be repeated after 4-6 hrs if needed .
Lukewarmvh sponge bath can be given as home remedy to decrease fever. 
Adequate fluid intake is also benejficial. 
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .

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Hello dear parent, ypu should also,Give steam to your baby for few minutes and several times in a day . As steam actually helps in opening up nasal passages and also clears congestion of the baby. 
Also get this checked as why your baby is getting cold and cough so frequently. Good luck and take care