Throat Infection and High Fever

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My daughter 8yrs had throat pain last week and slowly developed cold and High Fever. Doctor confirmed throat infection on Tuesday and prescribed antibiotic which we started same day. Though fever intervals are increasing, on and off temperature is there and she had vomiting episodes twice today. Though doctor assured nothing to worry, am concerned about her lesser food intake and tiredness. Please advise generally how long will it take to subside.

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Dr. Prashanth Kumar T

Pediatrician 7 yrs exp Hyderabad

Lesser food intake due to throat pain if that decreases thn she will eat normally

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Dr. Shebin C E Pediatrician 8 yrs exp Kanyakumari · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shebin C E

Pediatrician 8 yrs exp Kanyakumari

Greetings usually throat infection takes time of 3 days minimum to settle down, kindly wait Regarding food give soft bland diet

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