The main purpose of taking temperatures is to determine whether fever is present or absent, not to chart its every move. Your child is crying inconsolably or whimpering. Your child is difficult to awaken. Your child cries if you touch him or move him. Your child's neck is stiff.
Any purple spots are present on the skin.
Breathing is difficult and no better after you clear the nose. Your child is unable to swallow anything and is drooling saliva. Burning or pain occurs with urination. Your child has had a fever for more than 24 hours without an obvious cause or location of infection. The fever went away for more than 24 hours and then returned.