Febrile seizures are commonly seen in children recovering from which kind of infection?

Febrile seizures are typically associated with viral infections, particularly those that cause fever in young children, such as respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, or other febrile illnesses. During these infections, the child's body temperature can rise significantly, often leading to a febrile seizure, which is a convulsion associated with fever in children aged 6 months to 5 years. This phenomenon occurs as the immature brain may be more susceptible to the effects of high temperatures.

In contrast, bacterial infections may not lead to febrile seizures as frequently as viral infections do, partly because the presentations and underlying mechanisms differ. Fathers sometimes look for the specific infectious agent, while fungal and parasitic infections are less common in children in general and don’t typically induce seizures in the same way that viral infections do. Thus, among the options provided, viral infections are the primary context in which febrile seizures are observed during recovery.