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Fever from yesterday
Hello team, my daughter has fever from yesterday I have been giving her calpol, our family doctor will sit in the evening, shall I wait till evening or look for other doctor, my child is 3 yrs 9 months old. And fever is around 99 to 100, after calpol dose it settles down
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Dr. VJS Virdi
Pediatrician
29 yrs exp
Mohali
Give antipyretic only if temp reaches 100 or above.
Fever is a symptom and not disease so u can safely wait and get in touch with your regular pediatrician.
You can repeat a dose if it is still 100 after 4 hours.
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