Do Not Reduce Children's Fever Below 38 Degrees
It is not necessary to reduce a child's temperature to 38 degrees Celsius, as this may disrupt the natural immune response, stated Tatiana Mozolevskaya, a pediatric neurologist and pediatrician at the 'Be Healthy' clinic on Sushchevsky Val, speaking for RIA Novosti.
Consensus
- Children should not have their temperature lowered below 38 degrees Celsius.
- Fever serves as an important evolutionary mechanism that activates the immune response.
- Reducing fever below 38 degrees may disrupt the immune cascade and impair the body's ability to fight infections.
- Fever above 38 degrees is necessary for the destruction of viruses.
- Medications to reduce fever can interfere with interferon production and immune cell maturation.
- Excessive use of antipyretics can lead to damage to the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, liver, and blood clotting issues.
Points of divergence
- The body destroys viruses only at temperatures above 38 degrees. — vm
- New genovariants of the Hong Kong and swine flu strains may arrive in Russia this autumn, with insufficient population immunity. — vm
- Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, warned about the potential arrival of new flu variants. — vm
- The article was published by RIA Novosti and discussed with experts on the danger, symptoms, and protection against the new flu variants. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- Is it necessary to reduce a child's temperature to 38 degrees — Вечерняя Москва
- Important evolutionary mechanism: why it is not necessary to lower a child's temperature to 38 — РИАМО