Do not misuse antipyretic or cooling paste

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Without figuring out what causes fever, some parents just give their children antipyretic or cooling paste when they found their children's forehead is hot. They think if the fever retreats, their children will recover. This practice can sometimes be fatal.

Fever is one of the symptoms of many diseases. It can be a symptom of some common mild diseases, or it can also be a warming sign of a serious illness. It is good to give your child a cooling paste or suitable amount of antipyretic, but parents need to understand the actual cause of the fever and this can only be found out after a thorough check by a professional doctor. Blindly using antipyretic can delay the diagnosis and treatment of the disease that causes the fever, this sometimes is very dangerous.

In addition, the amount of antipyretic used is calculate based on the age, weight and seriousness of disease, it is unsafe if the amount of antipyretic that you use to feed your baby exceeds the correct limit.