ExpertDr Mahesh PatilPaediatrician3 years agoA. Hello, your baby boy is 3 years old and he is getting a fever upto 102 degrees so give him plenty of fluids like lemon water ,ORS and see if he is drinking less fluids in body
ExpertDr Sameer awadhiyaPaediatrician3 years agoA. 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 .
Lukewarm sponge bath can be vgiven as homef remedy to decrease fever.
Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial.
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .
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