ThoseCommon misconceptions about winter viruses –
“A fever of 40 degrees is not worrying in children”
Why high temperature can be useful and should not immediately be fought? An infectious disease specialist responds.
Published: 01/03/2025, 4:31 p.m.
Fever puts a strain on the body, especially the heart and lungs. But for healthy children and adults, there is no need to worry.
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Whether on the train, at the ski lifts or in the restaurant, it’s hard not to notice that among the population, people are coughing, sneezing and blowing their noses more. According to the Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP), medical consultations for “acute respiratory infections and flu-like illnesses” are significantly increasing throughout Switzerland. “The wave of seasonal flu has begun,” we can read on its information portal dedicated to communicable diseases.
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