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Should You Bring Your Kid to the Emergency Room When They Have a Fever
If you are worried, by all means you should bring your kid to the ER. There is no harm. Also, doctors can't really tell you not to do it.
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- What Is a FeverThe textbook definition of a fever is 100.4 Fahrenheit and 38 Celcius.
- Why Do You Get a FeverHigher temperatures cause enzymes to work better to fight and infection, while the bacteria and viruses slow down in high temperatures.
- What Is a Body Temperature When Brain Damage OccurDoctors are not generally concerned with how high the fever is (until a certain point), but rather they look for symptoms of what else is going on with the…
- Can I Get Brain Damage From a Very High FeverFever is controlled by hypothalamus in the brain, and it functions kind of like a thermostat. Your brain is not going to self-destruct by overheating.
- What Is HyperthermiaHyperthermia is a medical condition when external factors are causing your body to overheat, and your body is not able to cool itself.
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