My 9 yeear old son has had a fevedr since yesterday 101 and 100.4, we have been giving him medicine to reduce the fever and it has not helped. ?

Temp meds comfort: Most illnesses will take several days to run their course.Fever reducers can help comfort a sick kid but do not alter the timetable of any illness.At the most they take a degree off the top temp of the anticipated rise & fall during the process.Germs don't seem to reproduce as fast when the temp is up, so ignoring low grade temps may actually shorten an illness.If symptoms worsten c his dr.

Fever is ok: Fevers are ok and are not dangerous to children. Its ok to treat the discomfort (chills, aches, etc) from a fever with tylenol (acetaminophen) or Motrin but you do not need to treat the fever itself. Fever is actually one of body's mechanisms for fighting off the infection.