What a fever is
A temperature of 38C or above. It is the body responding to infection, and the number on the thermometer matters less than how your child is behaving.
What to watch
How alert they are, whether they are drinking, whether they are passing urine, their breathing, and their skin colour. A child who is drinking, alert between temperatures and playing is usually reassuring, whatever the number says.
تحدّث إلى أحدنا إذا
- Your baby is under 3 months and has any fever — this needs urgent assessment
- A rash does not fade when pressed with a glass
- They are unusually drowsy, floppy, or hard to wake
- Breathing is fast, laboured or grunting
معلومات عامة فقط. وليست نصيحة طبية، ولا تأخذ تاريخك المرضي في الحسبان، ولا تغني عن معاينة من يستطيع فحصك. وإن كنت قلقاً، فهذا سبب كافٍ للاتصال بنا.