Common causes of fever in children include

1. Malaria
2. Chest infection
3. Throat infection
4. Viral rashes e.g. measles
5. Ear infection
6. Dehydration
7. After immunization
8. Acute diarrhea
9. Several other causes exist

What you can do

1. Uncover the child, remove the clothing even if the child shivers
2. Tepid sponge: mop the child’s body with a hand towel soaked in slightly warm water
3. Give the child a cold shower
4. You can give the child paracetamol or ibuprofen syrup. Do not give a child an adult dose of paracetamol, this is harmful and does not cure the fever.
5. A high fever can make a child convulse, so it is important you take your child to a doctor.