“The fever is at an elevation of body temperature above normal. When a baby or an infant has a fever, your body is responding, usually from infection by viruses or bacteria,” explains Erick Rosales, infectious diseases physician and pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Mexico.
Considered a normal temperature is between 36 and 37.5 degrees centigrade, if a baby or child is over 37.5 degrees, then, has a fever.
“In short, high temperature is a primary barrier of the body to prevent the infection progress and be treated with an antipyretic safe and reliable,” says Rosales. (more…)
