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A 33-year-old female asked:

Hi. 8.5 month old has fever of 39.6. ive inserted 125mg empaped suppository. stripped her down to very. no other symptoms of anything.

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Dr. Hushang Haghighatanswered

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My 3 year old had a 39 degrees fever last night and after a suppository last night this morning it has come down to 37,3... she has a slight cough... she has had a 37/38 fever for 2 days now,should i take her to the hospital?

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