Fever :- Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

• Fever- Fever is defined as having temperature above the normal range (98.4°F) which can be felt by touching the body.

Causes of Fever

1. Physical weakness
2. Cough-cold
3. Malaria, typhoid etc
4. Growth of tonsils

Treatment of Fever

1. Let the child rest in a peaceful and comfortable environment
2. Give light and easily digestible food to eat
3. If fever is accompanied by cough and cold keep the child adequately covered
4. Consult a doctor
5. In case of high fever place cloth strips dipped in cold water on child’s forehead

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Important Points of Childhood Diseases :- 

1. The early symptoms of common diseases are-changes in behaviour, loss of appetite, irregular bowel movements, change in body temperature, activeness, skin, weight, sleep, etc.
2. Diarrhoea is a result of irregular eating habits and time, excessive consumption of milk or cold and rancid milk or fat-rich milk by an infant, beginning of dentition, etc.
3. Constipation is a condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened faeces.
4. Liver disease or intestinal infection leads to loss of appetite.
5. After feeding milk holding the baby over shoulder, rubbing hand on his back so that he belches reduces chances of milk vomiting.
6. Round worm, tape worm and hook worm is found in stomach.
7. Consuming contaminated food and water and eating with dirty hands causes entry of worms in body.
8. If cough-cold are not treated on time they may cause pneumonia and typhoid.
9. Goitre is a throat related disease.
10. Fever is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body’s temperature.
11. A convulsion is a medical condition in which body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body, teeth tighten, face becomes yellow.

Childhood Diseases Questions and Answers

1. The body temperature rises because of
(a) Fever
(b) Indigestion of food
(c) Not bathing
(d) Un-cleanliness

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2. When sick child
(a) Plays
(b) Feels tired and lethargic
(c) Feels happy
(d) Eats excess of food

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3. When faeces are discharged from the bowels more than 4 times a day, it is a symptom of
(a) Constipation
(b) Vomiting
(c) Diarrhoea
(d) Worms in stomach

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4. Which of the following is infectious-?
(a) Cough
(b) Constipation
(c) Jaundice
(d) Jaundice

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5. Which body part is affected by ?
(a) Ears
(b) Throat
(c) Eyes
(d) Mouth

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