Is it okay to give paracetamol to a child suffering from measles?
Paracetamol is the safest pain reliever and fever reducer, especially in children. However, while generally safe for human use at recommended doses, acute overdoses of paracetamol can cause potentially fatal liver damage and, in rare individuals, a normal dose can do the same. A 2008 study indicates that Paracetamol given to infants may also be linked to an increased risk of developing asthma in children. Unlike aspirin, it is safe in children, as paracetamol is not associated with a risk of Reye’s syndrome in children with viral illnesses (Icluding measles) So to sum up, it’s safe if you give it to your kid, but make sure you give him/her the right dose. Individuals that have overdosed on paracetamol, in general, have no specific symptoms for the first 24 hours. Although nausea, vomiting, and diaphoresis may occur initially, these symptoms, in general, resolve after several hours. If a toxic dose was absorbed, after an asymptomatic period the individual develops overt liver failure. I