my daughter is having high fever from yesterday. I am giving her pcm every 6 hours. On 8th July also she was suffering from high fever,at that time doctor had prescribed me two bottles of antibiotics and one bottle of paracetamol (pcm). I had completed that course but now again after 12 days my daughter is suffering again from same situation that is high fever. please let me know what should I do now.

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 . Lukewarhum sponge bath can be given as homfe remedy to decrease fever. Adequate fluid intake is also beneficial. Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .