Can infective fever heal itself?

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Because of media reports, "Star" parenting has once again come into our view. People who have known about this organization may know that they believe in "Darwinian medicine" and believe that fever can help children gain resistance, so they can't take medicine and have to wait for self-healing. Some children have a fever of more than 40 degrees, some children have a fever for more than ten days, and it's good to insist on self-healing without medication. Can children's fever wait for self-healing? Let's share my experience with you.

Can infective fever heal itself?

Influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, rotavirus enteritis, hand foot and mouth disease, herpangina and children's rash caused by viral infection can all have fever. These are common diseases in pediatrics. At present, there are no antiviral drugs for these viruses, so it is mainly self-healing, and most of these diseases can be self-healing.

But now with modern medicine, with the help of modern medicine, people not only have a higher chance of survival when they get sick, but also can live longer. When they get sick, they don't have to bite their teeth like our ancestors. For example, with anesthetics, we can feel no pain during trauma or surgery, and with antipyretic drugs, we can feel less pain when we have a high fever.

Fever is really not a disease, but a symptom. Fever will not burn the brain, but fever can make people uncomfortable. We adults have experienced this taste when we have a fever. Taking antipyretic drugs can make us less uncomfortable. Modern medicine has proved that the rational use of acetaminophen and ibuprofen such as antipyretic drugs is safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics and other authoritative medical institutions have also recommended that children use antipyretic drugs when they have a bad fever.

matters needing attention

As a pediatrician, we need to carefully identify those children who may have serious problems in a large number of self-healing common diseases, but even if we are careful, we will inevitably miss them. If parents without medical basis believe that fever is the child's self-healing and gaining resistance, blindly waiting for self-healing at home, it may delay the child's treatment and cause irreversible harm to the child.