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Fever is not coming down
My son is having fever from yesterday..I have given paracetamol 250 4ml each 6 hrs..but still it is not coming down .It is still 101.4 in the arm pit.should I wait or rush to the hospital now?The fever has actually got infected from my wife
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If > 6mnths other medicines can be given if temperature not coming down at all after paracetamol and sponging
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Can come in every 6 hours and for 3 days
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Greetings usually viral infection will takes 2-3 days to settle down.hydrate the child well.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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5 yrs exp
Rajkot
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