Jan
31
Pediatrician, Jenny Tan, M.D., offers tips for avoiding parental panic when fevers climb.
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Dr. Jenny Tan of DuPage Medical Group’s St. Charles Pediatrics was interviewed for a news article regarding information and tips for when fevers climb.
“Fevers are the body’s reaction to some sort of stress,” said Dr. Jenny Tan of St. Charles Pediatrics, part of DuPage Medical Group. “As long as the temperature doesn’t get very high — if it’s a low-grade one between 99 and 101 — there’s no reason you have to necessarily treat it. It’s OK to just watch it. They’re generally due to something viral, and it tends to work through the system in five to seven days.”
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