Fever Gets a Bad Rap

As freaked out as you might get, fever is not dangerous! Fever is a good thing because it helps fight the infection that is causing it. You have to get to a temperature above 108 degrees before you need to worry about brain damage.

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My Comment:

Great article by a new pediatrician blogger on the Detroit News website. Click on read more to see the entire article or just read the summary below:

"If fever is the only worry sign and the child is over 3 months old, I won't be sending him in. I don't really care what the measured temperature is. It could be 100.4 or 104. If the child is acting OK, I won't be worried. On the other hand, regardless of the degree of fever, if a child is lethargic or so irritable you can't calm him down, you should make that trip into the ER for sure."