Question

Fever in infants and young children is not an uncommon event. Many trips to the pediatrician’s office occur because of fever in children ages 1 day to 3 years. Which sign or symptom does not indicate fever in an infant?

Answer 1

Answer:

Every symptom is not a fever symptom in infants.

Explanation:

Fever occurs when the internal "thermostat" of the body increases the temperature of the body above its normal range.

A child's normal temperature varies with his or her age, activity, and even time of day.

Infants usually have greater levels of temperatures than children of more than 1-2 years. They may have higher temperature during late afternoon and early evening. Temperatures might be low between midnight and early hours of the  morning. Checking temperature with palm on the forehead should not be the way to decide if the child has fever. Always use a thermometer to check body's temperature and conclude whether it is fever or not.