Causes of Childhood Fevers AudioHealth Library Topic 1253 Causes of Childhood Fevers Fever is a symptom, not a disease.
Fever turns on the body's normal immune system so that it can fight disease.
There are five common conditions which cause fevers in children. Allergic or toxic reactions that cause fever happen most often from certain medications, such as sulfa, and from some common household poisons. This is a life-threatening condition. . However, these diseases are rarely, if ever, indicated by a fever alone. For more information, please listen to the recordings on how to take a temperature and on fever guidelines, both in the children's health section of your AudioHealth Library directory.