The most cherished dream of every mother is that her favorite child never hurts. Unfortunately, this desire rarely comes true. Children have ARVI, colds, intestinal infections with various symptoms, among which the most frightening for parents is the fever. The panic is caused not only by the cases when the indicator on the thermometer rolls over 39 ° C. Many are alarmed and most, as it is often called, "nasty" temperature of 37 ° C. Sometimes the heat appears independently, without the attendant symptoms - cough, a cold. Therefore, many mothers and dads are worried why the child has a temperature of 37 ° C and how to deal with it.
Child's temperature 37 ° C: causes
The child, like an adult, is considered to be a normal temperature of 36.6 ° C with a slight deviation. Body temperature depends on many physiological processes. One of the important is the thermoregulation system, which maintains a stable normal temperature.
Newborns are born with an imperfect nervous system, which affects their system of thermoregulation. Their body adapts to new conditions outside the womb of the mother. Therefore, the temperature of 37 ° C in a month-old baby is considered quite normal. Breasts are very thermosensitive, therefore any change in the environment affects the temperature of their body, they undergo supercooling or overheating. For example, parents may notice that the child has a temperature of 37 ° C in the morning, and by the evening it decreases and vice versa.
In general, the maturity of the regulation system comes after reaching a three-month old, and the body temperature for the newborn 37-37.2 degrees Celsius should not cause concern to the parents. In addition, the temperature of infants may rise slightly with prolonged crying and intestinal colic.
In many cases, the increase in temperature is a protective reaction of the body when an irritant appears, most often infectious diseases. Interferon is released, which has a powerful antiviral effect.
For example, the appearance of a child's temperature of 37 ° C, a cough usually indicates upper respiratory tract infections. It can be a viral infection, laryngitis, bronchitis, false croup, whooping cough and even pneumonia. If these symptoms occur, the pediatrician should be called, as untimely treatment can lead to unfortunate consequences.
If the child has vomiting and a temperature of 37 ° C, then most likely there is an intestinal infection (enterovirus or rotovirus).
The temperature of 37 ° C in a child accompanied by diarrhea can be observed with teething. But along with this, such symptoms are sometimes observed in intestinal infections.
In some cases, this body temperature appears as a result of allergy or mental health problems of the baby (a violation of the central nervous system).
Parents should be alerted to a constant temperature of 37 ° C in a child. It can indicate serious health problems:
- tuberculosis;
- chronic toxoplasmosis or brucellosis, herpes, cytomegalovirus;
- rheumatic process;
- Iron-deficiency anemia.
Keep in mind that chronic does not mean that the temperature keeps around the clock. For example, you can observe a daily increase in temperature in the evening in a child of 37 degrees.
How to bring down the temperature of 37 ° C to a child?
The temperature of 37 degrees does not get lost, as all vital functions are preserved, and the body actively struggles with pathogens of the disease. Parents should give their baby plenty of food to avoid dehydration. If the temperature is 37 in a child more than three days, you should immediately consult a doctor.