my daughter is 2 years . she had fever from last 3 days. fever was around 100 and 101 . her pediatdic told that its viral infection. as we gave mesicin fever gone once the effect of medicine has gone she was having again fever. I guess due to this sitution she is behaving very furious and iritatting in every thing. I dont understand what to do. she is crying harder and screming. what to do ?

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 aftvher 4-6 hrs if needed . Lukewarm sponge bath can be given as home remedy to decrease fever. u Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .