Fever symptoms in children and infants require careful monitoring, from identifying dangerous temperature ranges to choosing the right thermometer. Learn about the connection between fever, rashes, and metabolic syndrome.
Buffer systems, whether inside your body or not, help to control the acidity of a solution. In your body, this is particularly important, as you need a very stable environment both inside and outside the cells with regard to temperature, acidity and other variables.
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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.
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Fevers, whether they accompany other symptoms of illness or occur on their own, can be uncomfortable and scary, especially a high fever or one that occurs in an infant. Most fevers aren't serious and will go away on their own or as the illness they accompany resolves.
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