fever treatment Blog

Fever

Fever is a common disease. There are different kinds of fever.

Symptoms and analysis

Fever symptoms are high level body temperatures, shivering, feeling weak, weaker appetite, sweating, vomiting and headache.

Check body temperature and analyse the level of your fever. An average baseline body temprature for healthy person migh be 37 degree centigrade. if your body temperature is higher than 100.5 F or 38 degree centigrade than it means you are sick. if your body tempratre is higher than 39 degree than consult a doctor quickly. Most of the time fever is also accompanied by constipation. cough or soar throat. check if these conditions are also present.

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Treatment

There are different kinds of treatment. 1 home remedies. 2 allophatic over the counter medicine.

Home remedies

Rest is the most important factor in any disease. Rest improves and strengthens immune system which fights against disease.

Hydrate yourself: drink a lot of fluids, juices, green tea, boil mint and sip it continuously. citrus foods like lemon and orange are a good source of vitamin c. add electrolytes to your water intake.

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Take a bath and stay home.

Medicine for fever

Aspirin: is for fever and pain

Ibuprofen: is used to to reduce pain.

Tylenol: use as pain reliever of cough, cold and headache

Ciprofloxacin: use for typhoid fever

Ceftriaxone: strong drug only used in fever cold or cough

Calpol: for children to relief from cold and high temperature fever

Panadol syrup: is also good for children to over come fever and cough

Dextromethorphan: use for dry cough

Acetaminophen: for relief from fever and sore throat pain  

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