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Mother Checking Temperature Of Daughter In Bed

High Fever With a Cough in Children

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Dr. Terry L. Levin

When a child has a high fever and cough, parents and other caregivers are often understandably alarmed. A number of conditions can cause these symptoms, such as the flu, sinusitis, pneumonia and other airway infections.