Having a fever feels horrible and chances are you will try to bring your temperature down – such as using anti-fever drugs (antipyretics). But do you actually need to treat a fever?
This article has many vocabularies that are related to sickness, especially fever. The grammar part is not really complex, but the new vocabularies may feel intimidating at first, as most Chinese learners only know the word 感冒 until the advanced stage in Chinese learning.
[otw_shortcode_tabslayout tabs=”2″ tab_1_title=”Simplified Chinese” tab_1_content=”天气变冷，感冒、发烧的民众也增加了，但很多有疑问到底烧到几度才可以吃退烧药。食药署强调，发烧一旦超过38.5度，成人可以服用退烧药，幼童则应该尽快就医。
食药署说，发烧有分发冷期、发热期、散热期等3阶段。他们解释，在发冷期体温会持续上升，出现手脚冰冷、甚至抖动来产热。在这时候，你应该注意保暖。
到了发热期，身体温度已高，呼吸和心跳可能跟着变快、也容易疲倦。在这时期，你应该多喝水和休息。如果体温超过38.5度，成人可以服用退烧药。如果高烧2天不退，则应该就医。
幼童的表达不适感的能力比较弱。所以一旦发现烧超过38.5度，就应该就医。如果2天内没有好转，则要再次就医、你就需要更详细的检查和治疗。
到了第三阶段散热期，体温会下降，人体也会大量出汗，所以你要多喝水。如果衣服被汗弄湿，就要赶紧换。
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天氣變冷，感冒、發燒的民眾也增加了，但很多有疑問到底燒到幾度才可以吃退燒藥。食藥署強調，發燒一旦超過38.5度，成人可以服用退燒藥，幼童則應該盡快就醫。
食藥署說，發燒有分發冷期、發熱期、散熱期等3階段。他們解釋，在發冷期體溫會持續上升，出現手腳冰冷、甚至抖動來產熱。在這時候，你應該注意保暖。
到了發熱期，身體溫度已高，呼吸和心跳可能跟著變快、也容易疲倦。在這時期，你應該多喝水和休息。如果體溫超過38.5度，成人可以服用退燒藥。如果高燒2天不退，則應該就醫。
幼童的表達不適感的能力比較弱。所以一旦發現燒超過38.5度，就應該就醫。如果2天內沒有好轉，則要再次就醫、你就需要更詳細的檢查和治療。
到了第三階段散熱期，體溫會下降，人體也會大量出汗，所以你要多喝水。如果衣服被汗弄濕，就要趕緊換。
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English translation:
The weather has become colder, and the number of people with colds and fever has increased. However, many people have doubts about how many degrees of fever before they can take anti-fever drugs. The Food and Drug Administration emphasizes that once a fever exceeds 38.5 degrees, adults can take anti-fever drugs, and young children should go to the doctor as soon as possible.
The Food and Drug Administration said that there are three stages of fever, such as cold period, fever period and heat dissipation period. They explained that during the cold period, the body temperature will continue to rise, and the hands and feet will be cold and even trembling to produce heat. At this time, you should pay attention to keeping yourself warm.
During the fever period, the body temperature is already high, and your breathing and heartbeat may be faster, and it is also easier to get tired. During this period, you should drink plenty of water and rest more. If the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, adults can take anti-fever drugs. If the high fever does not get better in 2 days, you should go to the doctor.
Young children’s ability to express discomfort is weak. So if you find that the fever is more than 38.5 degrees, you should go to the doctor. If you don’t get better within 2 days, you need to see the doctor again, and you need more detailed examination and treatment.
In the third stage of heat dissipation, the body temperature will drop and the body will sweat a lot, so you should drink plenty of water. If the clothes are wet with sweat, you should change them quickly.
The article is rewritten from here to suit the level of readers. The photo is taken from here.