Fever in Children

Healthy children have a body temperature between 36.5 and 37.5 degrees Celsius (°C). At values between 37.6 and 38.5°C, the temperature is elevated. Doctors then speak of fever in children from 38.5°C. From a temperature of 39°C, a child has a high fever. At temperatures above 41.5°C, it becomes life-threatening because the body’s own proteins … Fever in children