The newly mummy is always full of fears associated with the health of her crumbs. And while the baby is growing, quite often there are different situations when a woman because of a lack of experience is simply lost. An increase in temperature without symptoms is also not an ordinary situation. Moreover, it is known that its appearance indicates possible health problems. Let's figure out why the temperature keeps, because of what it rises and in what cases it needs to be knocked down.
Causes of fever in a child without symptoms
Most often, the temperature rises with a cold and SARS as a protective reaction of the body to the foreign protein in the body. But it is accompanied by other symptoms: cough, red throat, runny nose, hoarseness of voice. Why does high temperature happen without accompanying symptoms?
- The cause of fever in infants may be a banal overheating , which arises from the imperfection of the thermoregulatory system. Excessive wrapping, high temperature indoors, feeding exclusively on women's milk without drinking - all this can lead to heat. In older children and in adults, the rise in temperature due to overheating is possible with a prolonged stay in a hot room or under the scorching sun.
- Neuralgic ailments are the cause of high fever, for example, with autonomic dysfunction. The temperature can also rise in children with increased excitability of the nervous system.
- The causes of high temperature may be the so-called pyrogenic reactions associated with the introduction of a foreign substance. A simple example is the high temperature after administration of the vaccine vaccine or serum. In addition, the same reaction can occur with the use of overdue drugs or their excessive use.
- Unexpectedly, allergic reactions can also be the reason why the child has a fever. But such a symptom, as a rule, indicates the strongest allergy in a baby and requires immediate intervention of a specialist.
- Frequent elevated temperature can indicate serious diseases such as heart disease, leukemia .
- The occurrence of fever without symptoms is often associated with a hidden inflammatory process , when the body fights bacteria or viruses (for example, with pyelonephritis). In this case, the temperature of the child does not go astray, and hospitalization is required.
What temperature does the child need to shoot down?
Of the many thermometers, the most accurate is the mercury one. The temperature is measured in the armpit. If the baby has a constant temperature of 37 ° -37.3 ° C, do not worry. The fact is that such an indicator of the thermometer is a normal temperature in a child under one year, provided that it has not risen from 36.6 ° C.
In any case, the temperature does not drop to 38 ° C, because the body is struggling with a possible causative agent of the disease. The temperature should be brought down when mercury on the thermometer scale reached 38.5 ° C and above. And this is provided that the child behaves sluggishly, and he has a bad state of health. If the baby is active up to 39 ° C, eats well, there is no need to knock down. Enough warm drinking and cool air in the room (17-18 ° C).
The temperature above 39 ° С necessarily gets off, as it is dangerous occurrence of seizures and infringement of coagulability of a blood. To do this, you can use antipyretic candles (Cefecon, Paracetamol), syrups (Nurofen, Efferalgan, Panadol). However, you can use only one thing - either candles or syrup.
If, even after taking the medicine, the child does not lose temperature, and also signs of dehydration (sinking of the skin around the eyes, fontanel in infants, slow or rapid breathing), immediately call an ambulance.
In any case, if a child has a fever, the child should call a local doctor at home. After all, it can be evidence of serious diseases.