Henrik Szőke, Ferenc Fekete, Tibor Kocsis, László Szijjártó, Zoltán Nyul, Ágnes Kiss, József Betlehem, Zsófia Verzár, János Hajdu Ráfis, Anikó Balogh
INTRODUCTION: A wealth of physiological, pathophysiological and clinical evidence of the beneficial effects of childhood fever exists already. Nevertheless, the public perception of fever has become persistently negative. Sociological research attributes this to a number of factors: unjustified fear, help-seeking behaviour, complex behavioural patterns of symptom avoidance and comfort-seeking. One of the keys to this change in attitudes, in the light of recent research, is linked to changes in the awareness and understanding of health among health professionals and lay people...
February 5, 2023: Orvosi Hetilap