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Myths and Facts About Fever: Dispelling Common Misconceptions, Exercises of Pediatrics

Heritage UniversityPediatrics

This document clarifies common misconceptions about fever, addressing myths such as all fevers being harmful, fevers causing brain damage, and the importance of bringing fevers down to normal. It also provides information on how to put a child's fever into perspective and debunks the notion that temperatures between 98.7f and 100f are low-grade fevers.

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Myths About Fever
Misconceptions about the dangers of fever are commonplace. Unwarranted
fears about harmful side effects from fever cause lost sleep and unnecessary
stress for many parents. Let the following facts help you put fever into
perspective:
MYTH: All fevers are bad for children.
FACT: Fevers turn on the body's immune system. Fevers are one of the
body's protective mechanisms.
Most fevers are good for children and help the body fight infection. Use the
following definitions to help put your child's level of fever into perspective:
100F to 102F Low-grade fever: Beneficial. Try
(37.8C to 39C) to keep the fever in this range.
102F to 104F Moderate-grade fever: Beneficial.
(39C to 40C)
Over 104F High fever: Causes discomfort, but
(40C) is harmless.
Over 105F High fever: Higher risk of
(40.6C) bacterial infections.
Over 108F Serious fever: The fever itself can
(42C) be harmful.
MYTH: Fevers cause brain damage or fevers over 104F (40C) are
dangerous.
FACT: Fevers with infections don't cause brain damage. Only body
temperatures over 108F (42C) can cause brain damage. The body
temperature goes this high only with high environmental temperatures (for
example, if a child is confined in a closed car in hot weather).
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Myths About Fever

Misconceptions about the dangers of fever are commonplace. Unwarranted fears about harmful side effects from fever cause lost sleep and unnecessary stress for many parents. Let the following facts help you put fever into perspective: MYTH: All fevers are bad for children. FACT: Fevers turn on the body's immune system. Fevers are one of the body's protective mechanisms. Most fevers are good for children and help the body fight infection. Use the following definitions to help put your child's level of fever into perspective: 100F to 102F Low-grade fever: Beneficial. Try (37.8C to 39C) to keep the fever in this range. 102F to 104F Moderate-grade fever: Beneficial. (39C to 40C) Over 104F High fever: Causes discomfort, but (40C) is harmless. Over 105F High fever: Higher risk of (40.6C) bacterial infections. Over 108F Serious fever: The fever itself can (42C) be harmful. MYTH: Fevers cause brain damage or fevers over 104F (40C) are dangerous. FACT: Fevers with infections don't cause brain damage. Only body temperatures over 108F (42C) can cause brain damage. The body temperature goes this high only with high environmental temperatures (for example, if a child is confined in a closed car in hot weather).

MYTH: Anyone can have a febrile seizure (seizure triggered by fever). FACT: Only 4% of children have febrile seizures. MYTH: Febrile seizures are harmful. FACT: Febrile seizures are scary to watch, but they usually stop within 5 minutes. They cause no permanent harm. Children who have had febrile seizures do not have a greater risk for developmental delays, learning disabilities, or seizures without fever. MYTH: All fevers need to be treated with fever medicine. FACT: Fevers need to be treated only if they cause discomfort. Usually that means fevers over 102F or 103F (39C or 39.4C). MYTH: Without treatment, fevers will keep going higher. FACT: Wrong. Because of the brain's thermostat, fevers from infection top out at 105F or 106F (40.6C or 41.1C) or lower. MYTH: With treatment, fevers should come down to normal. FACT: With treatment, fevers usually come down 2 or 3F (1.1 or 1.7C). MYTH: If the fever doesn't come down (if you can't "break the fever"), the cause is serious. FACT: Fevers that don't respond to fever medicine can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Whether the medicine works or not doesn't relate to the seriousness of the infection. MYTH: If the fever is high, the cause is serious. FACT: If the fever is high, the cause may or may not be serious. If your child looks very sick, the cause is more likely to be serious. MYTH: The exact number of the temperature is very important. FACT: How your child looks is what's important, not the exact temperature. MYTH: Temperatures between 98.7F and 100F (37.1C to 37.8C) are low- grade fevers. FACT: The normal temperature changes throughout the day. It peaks in the late afternoon and evening. A low-grade fever is 100 to 102F (37.8C to 39C).