A fever is usually caused by infections from viruses (such as a cold or the flu) or bacteria (such as strep throat or some ear infections). The fever itself is not the disease, only a sign that the body’s defenses are trying to fight an infection.
Febrile seizures (seizures caused by fever) occur in 3 or 4 out of every 100 children between six months and five years of age, but most often around twelve to eighteen months old.
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