Children's Fever

What is a fever?

A fever is not an illness unto itself. It is a symptom of sickness and can be a positive sign that the body is fighting infection.

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Treating children’s fever

A fever is the body’s way of responding to an infection or illness. It happens when the body's temperature is raised above its normal level. Generally, a fever is caused by viral infections such as cold or flu and chicken pox.

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Cold vs flu symptoms

Your child’s suffering. Is it a cold or the flu? Learn the similarities – and differences.

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Children's temperature chart

Use the children’s temperature figures below to gauge your child’s fever. For a full Children’s Fever Temperature Chart, click here to download the .pdf.

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Finding quality health information on the Internet

Google any health issue and you’re likely to find an unmanageable amount of hits. That’s just the nature of the Internet. Unfortunately, it’s hard to decide what site provides fact versus fiction.

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