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I'm no medical professional so take my statements with healthy skepticism, do your own research, etc, but as a father myself I share the concern and my understa
by evilduck 12y ago
I'm no medical professional so take my statements with healthy skepticism, do your own research, etc, but as a father myself I share the concern and my understanding was that common viral infections like the flu, common colds, ear/throat/sinus infections, whatever, do not cause dangerous fevers (>105ºF). Your temperature regulation usually has to be impaired in some other way like being in hot conditions, overexertion, or a combination of them. Obviously in infants the story is different due to physiological immaturity but the fever response to infection is a positive indicator of the body's thermal regulation working correctly and treating a fever is simply for symptom relief and possibly even detrimental to treating the illness.