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Health Tip: Don’t Fret About a Fever
By LadyLively on August 30, 2016
Parents can get pretty worried about fevers in children, but they’re not usually something to worry about.
The Cleveland Clinic explains these guidelines for when not to worry:
- A temperature is considered normal, even if it varies, up to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature is considered a fever.
- A fever that lasts for less than five days and your child is behaving pretty normally. Your child may feel tired but plays, eats and drinks as usual.
- A fever of up to 103 in a child over 3 years of age, or a fever of 102.5 in babies 3 months old and up to age 3.
- Low-grade fevers that occur within about 48 hours of immunizations.
Source: HealthDay
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