Fever

The baby has a fever: From what number should you start to panic? A guide for parents

A fever in a young baby is not just another symptom. Dr. Itay Gal explains to new parents how to measure temperature and when to contact a doctor immediately.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
A mother measures her baby's temperature
Anxiety at home rises

Why does children’s fever spike at night, and when should you go to the ER? A doctor explains

This is a period every parent fears: children return from daycare and kindergarten sick, with fevers rising mainly at night. A senior ER doctor explains when a hospital visit is necessary.

|ByDR. RON BERANT
Police and others stand at the entrance during the registration of the IRTA CReSA laboratory amid an investigation of African swine fever in Bellaterra, north of Barcelona, Spain, December 18, 2025.

Spain investigates possible lab leak behind African swine fever outbreak

The court-ordered move follows concerns raised this month that the outbreak detected in wild boars could have been caused by a laboratory leak.

|ByREUTERS
The instinct says – to lower his fever

Expert explains: Why you should not try to lower fever when your child is sick

Why fever is not an enemy, how emotions affect the immune system, and what really needs to be done to get through the winter healthier.

|ByDALIA EITANI

Israel to target mosquitoes in effort to prevent Dengue fever

After an Israeli citizen contracted Dengue fever during a trip abroad, Israel is preparing to eliminate populations of the mosquito responsible for the disease.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, beginning its blood-meal

Israeli infected with Dengue fever after trip abroad

The Dengue virus is spread through the bite of female Asian tiger mosquitos. The virus does not spread directly between humans.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, beginning its blood-meal

This app can turn smartphones into thermometers to detect fevers

The app is the first to use existing phone sensors and screens to estimate whether people have fevers, but needs more training data to be widely used.

JUNE 26, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created an app — FeverPhone — that transforms smartphones into thermometers without adding new hardware. To take someone’s temperature, the screen of a smartphone is held to a patient's forehead.

Fever in babies: When should you start to worry?

Fever treatment is very age-dependent. As detailed below, in the more advanced ages, there are more solutions.

JUNE 16, 2023ByDR. LIOR WEISEL/WALLA
Mother and baby

How do I know if I have coronavirus & Who is most at risk

“We usually swab from a spot inside the nose or mouth and look for the virus there."

JULY 8, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, ZEV STUB
A medical technologist tests a respiratory panel at Northwell Health Labs, where the same test will be used on the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, after being authorized to begin semi-automated testing by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Lake Success, New York, U.S

Coronavirus Symptoms: What are the symptoms of COVID-19?

Here are the most common symptoms of the novel coronavirus

JULY 8, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
A man walks past a poster covering the side of a building ahead of a 21 day lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cape Town, South Africa, March 26, 2020.