Search results for Childhood fever

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• High temperature (fever) in children

  Find out how to check if your child has a high temperature (fever), what you can do to bring their temperature down, and when to get medical help.

• Kawasaki disease

  Find out about Kawasaki disease, a rare condition that causes the blood vessels to become swollen and mainly affects children under the age of 5.

• Glandular fever

  Find out about glandular fever including what the symptoms are, how to treat it yourself, how to stop it spreading, and when to get medical help.

• Paracetamol for children: medicine for pain and high temperature

  NHS information on paracetamol for children, including what it's used for, side effects, how to take it and who can take it.

• Febrile seizures

  Find out about febrile seizures (febrile convulsions or fits), which can sometimes happen when a child has a high temperature (fever).

• Roseola

  Find out about the childhood infection roseola, including what the symptoms are, how to treat it and when to get medical advice.

• Scarlet fever

  Find out about scarlet fever, including the symptoms, what to do if you or your child has it, how it's treated, how long it lasts and how it's spread.

• Pneumonia

  Find out about pneumonia, including what the symptoms are, where to get medical help, what the treatments are, what causes it and how to prevent it.

• Meningitis

  Find out about meningitis including the symptoms, causes, how it's treated and support available.

• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

  Find out about haemophilus influenzae (Hib),including what the symptoms are, what causes it, and the vaccines that can help prevent it.