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My son who will be 4yrs old in a week has been running a fever for two days its 39.0 what should i do?

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Dr. Darrell Herrington answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See your doctor: He may simply have a virus, but he may also have a progressive bacterial infection; difficult to distinguish between the two without seeing a physician.

Answered 3/15/2013

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Check with your doc: This may be regular viral infection but also something worse such as sepsis check with doc asap.

Answered 3/15/2013

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A member asked:

My son who will be 4yrs old in a week has been running a fever for two days its 39.0 what should i do?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Darrell Herrington answered

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