Fever in children
Fever reduction yes or no
Fever itself is not a disease
but the oldest defense mechanism of humanity and the necessary reaction of the body to pathogens.
The temperature increase in particular accelerates the functions of the immune system – a prerequisite for winning the fight against bacteria and viruses. The fever optimum for the immune system is 39 to 40 ° C. (The fever optimum is the body temperature at which the immune system achieves its highest performance.) It can often be observed how shortly after the administration of a fever-lowering medication, e.g. a fever suppository that raises the fever back to its original value. In this case, lowering the fever is a burden on the body, since additional energy has to be used to restore the necessary body temperature.
