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Mom of a 5 yr 11 m old girl3 years ago
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my baby was having fever in july she was having cold cough also given azee 250 n montelucast she recovered then again after 10 days she had fever n cold then visited doctor she prescribed the above same medicine then she recovered but her cough n running nose is not recovring n coming back again n again

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago
A. 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 .other medicine like mefenamic acid ibuprofen can also be given . Lukewarm sponge bath can be given as home fremedy to decrease fever. Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration g.
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