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Son is 4 year. fever 6th day. doc gave paracetmol & cough syrup.blood reports show reduced wbc n platelets. doc say just viral fever. anythin to worry?

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Dr. Daniel Ziegler answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Possibly: While this was clearly a viral illness they usually resolve at least the fever within a week. Viruses cause lots of secretions and bacteria love standing water. Once a secondary bacterial infection takes hold, fevers go up even higher, things start to hurt asymmetrically; one ear, one side of face, one lung. Viruses are like a mist and go everywhere, bacteria just crawl, spreading from one source.

Answered 11/3/2018

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