My 16 year old son developed chills around midnight last night...then a fever of 101.5 followed shortly after...with weakness in limbs, at 3 am his temp was 103.1. I took him  to his doctor this morning where they tested him and said his  white blood count is low. The dr. prescribed an antibiotic and Mucinex. My son is not experiencing pain anywhere however the dr. said his ears are inflamed and his throat is red.  Now at 1pm his temp is 104.5 and he is continuing to vomit. A neighbor mentioned spinalmenigitis (spelling?) Should I take him to the hospital? How do we keep medicine down if his vomitting?
Hi, I had gone through your query and understand your concern. There are a lot of causes for high grade fever. But now the most important think is to reduce his temperature. Please start sponging his whole body with mild warm water and give paracetamol 500 mg suppository per rectum stat since he is vomiting and for rapid action. It will be wise to take him to hospital. Wish your son good health.