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What to Do If Your Child Has a Fever
By Shannon Weeks | Submitted On January 09, 2012

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Expert Author Shannon Weeks
I recently came across an article(i) on a very popular health site and was grabbed by the opening paragraph- "Fevers, while not typically dangerous in their own right, can make children uncomfortable. If you have a child with a fever -- whether it 's because of an illness or is a normal response to vaccination -- you may wish to give antipyretic, or fever-reducing, medication".

This is the last thing you want to do for a child that is ill and can in fact both prolong the illness and actually cause more harm. The fact that there is little to no evidence that Tylenol/Advil therapy contributes to health has not stopped marketers, and sadly, most doctors from continuing to give patents this bad advice. What exactly is a fever? Simply put, fever is the body treating itself with heat. What happens during a fever? An infective agent (bacteria, virus etc.) is engulfed by a part of your immune system known as a macrophage. A series of chemical reactions take place that causes the thermostat (set-point) of your body to turn down. The body

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