Fever and<unk>  are symptoms encountered frequently in pediatrics. Disease states associated with these symptoms are varied. Febrile<unk> es can be classified based on morphology, distribution of spread, pattern of occurrence and cause. Fever results when exogenous (micro-organisms) and endogenous pyrogens interact with the Organum Vasculosum of the Lamina Terminalis (OVLT) causing a rise in body temperature as a result of an increase in the hypothalamic set point. Fever and<unk>  in kids are caused by infectious (bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoan) and non-infectious (drug-related eruptions and immune-mediated) causes. Patients of all age groups may develop diseases that present with fever and<unk> . Common risk factors for the development of diseases that present with fever and<unk>  include contact with ill individuals, poor/depressed immunity, lack of vaccination, very young age, and poor hand washing habits. The symptoms of diseases associated with fever and<unk>  usually develop in the first few days from contact. The stages/phases of most infectious processes include the incubation period, prodromal phase, illness, decline, and convalescence. Rapid clinical diagnosis is necessary in severe cases to begin immediate empiric therapy while awaiting the test results. Triaging kids who present with fever and<unk>  into three groups on basis of early symptoms and signs is essential for making prompt diagnosis and administering possible treatment regimen. Effective measures for primary prevention of<unk>  may include vaccination, coughing, and sneezing into elbows or tissue, hand washing, avoiding contact with ill individuals, preventing exposure to tick bites.
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