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However, before determining additional medical attention is needed, vitals should be repeated to confirm and compared with an individual's baseline assessment. A temperature between 101–102 is considered a mild fever, 102–103 a moderate, and 104 or above a high fever, and delirium or convulsions may occur.
Affected children always present with persistent fever. [7] Other clinical features at presentation vary. [ 50 ] [ 14 ] In contrast to acute COVID-19, most children have gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhoea , vomiting , and intense abdominal pain (sometimes severe enough to suggest appendicitis ). [ 7 ]
The antipyretic ibuprofen is effective in reducing fevers in children. [112] It is more effective than acetaminophen (paracetamol) in children. [112] Ibuprofen and acetaminophen may be safely used together in children with fevers. [113] [114] The efficacy of acetaminophen by itself in children with fevers has been questioned. [115]
Seek immediate medical attention if this is the child's first febrile seizure and take the child to the doctor once the seizure has ended to check for the cause of the fever. This is especially urgent if the child shows symptoms of stiff neck, extreme lethargy, or abundant vomiting, which may be signs of meningitis, an infection over the brain ...
A VHF outbreak in the village of Mweka, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that started in August 2007, and that has killed 103 people (100 adults and three children), has been shown to be caused (at least partially) by Ebola virus. A viral hemorrhagic fever is a possible cause of the Plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. [12]
Appendicitis may present with vomiting, abdominal pain, and a small amount of diarrhea in up to 33% of cases. [1] This is in contrast to the large amount of diarrhea that is typical of gastroenteritis. [1] Infections of the lungs or urinary tract in children may also cause vomiting or diarrhea. [1]
The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting and neck stiffness and occasionally photophobia. [1] Other symptoms include confusion or altered consciousness, nausea, and an inability to tolerate light or loud noises. [1] Young children often exhibit only nonspecific symptoms, such as irritability, drowsiness, or poor feeding. [1]
Vomiting (also known as emesis, puking and throwing up) [a] is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. [ 1 ]