Fever Guide
- Summary
- Definition
- Causes
- Considerations
- Other Names
- When to Contact a Medical Professional
- Home Care
- References
Definition
Normal body temperature varies by person, age, activity, and time of day. The average normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C).
Causes
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Encyclopedia: Fever
Fever is a frequent medical symptom that describes an increase in internal body temperature to levels above normal. Fever is most accurately characterized as a temporary elevation in the body's thermoregulatory set-point, usually by about 12°C. Fever differs from hyperthermia; hyperthermia is an increase in body temperature over the body's thermoregulatory set-point . Carl Wunderlich discovered that fever is not a disease but a symptom of disease. The elevation in...
Web Results
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Fever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fever (also known as pyrexia, from the Greek pyretos meaning fire, or a febrile response, from the Latin word febris, meaning fever, and archaically known ...
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Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature
In healthy kids, fevers usually don't indicate anything serious. ... And not all fevers need to be treated. High fever, however, can make a child ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Fever
Oct 20, 2008 ... A rectal temperature of 100.5 F or above should always be considered a fever. Lower temperatures might also be a fever, depending on the ...
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MedlinePlus: Fever
Oct 6, 2008 ... The primary NIH organization for research on Fever is the National ... Fever: First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) ...
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Fever Symptoms, Treatment and Measuring Body Temperatures on ...
Measuring an axillary (under the armpit) temperature for fever; Measuring fever by ... Fevers of 104 F (40 C) or higher demand immediate home treatment and ...
Guide Note
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A Fever is when the body's temperature is higher than normal. A fever is a natural response to infection, or the body's response to an underlying disease.
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News
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"Tony Manero" wins top prize at Turin festival
ROME (Hollywood Reporter) - "Tony Manero," an unlikely drama about a serial killer obsessed with John Travolta's character from "Saturday Night Fever," was awarded the Best Film prize at the 26th Turin Film Festival, which...
Nov 29, 2008
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Spring Fever: Indians tickets are on sale now
CLEVELAND -- It may feel like winter outside, but Cleveland Indians fans have spring fever.
Nov 28, 2008
Forum Search
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Fever Fever Fever UGH Please Pray
Fever Fever Fever UGH Please Pray So Jedd has been running a low grade fever all day, it peeked for an ER run.... Please pray his fever stays at bay. I am waiting for the on call dr. to call
Apr 07, 2008
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Have a fever, took meds, fever not going down
I have a fever (not too high: 100.3, my normal body temp is lower than normal usually) and took 1000mg of Tylenol about two hours ago. Fever still has not gone down at all. How long does it normally
Oct 13, 2008
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Cabin Fever: cabin fever
I watched cabin fever and have to ask, what was in the wooden box that the big guy was carrying . I think the difference here is that Cabin Feeble... I mean Fever... didn't have any...
Mar 18, 2004
FAQs
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Is Fever dangerous?
Fever as such does not give any problems, expect when it causes convulsions.
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What is Fever?
Normal body temperature is 97 F to 99 F, average being 98.4. When it rises above this it is called Fever.
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What causes Fever?
Any infection, be it viral or bacterial can cause fever. Various systemic diseases like Malaria also cause fever. Even cancer and exposure to sun can cause fever.
Question and Answer
Fever . . . . .?
Who sung the original version of 'Fever', covered by Michael Buble?
Who sung the original version of 'Fever', covered by Michael Buble?
The one and only fabulous...MISS PEGGY LEE ! "Fever" - Released July 1958...
Asked by NikNak - 27 months ago
What is the longest a fever can last in children?
My 9 year old son has been running a fever for almost 4 days now....
My 9 year old son has been running a fever for almost 4 days now....
Antibiotics can take up to 7 days to work. Don't be afraid to give him a fever reducer (over the counter kind), for goodness sake, the poor kids...
Asked by Chillin'In Bklyn - 28 months ago
Question & Answer
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What is rock fever?
Rock fever, or island fever, is often used to describe the feeling of confinement some island dwellers experience. I say often, because the term also has a medical meaning, a synonym for brucellosis: (from http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/000597.htm) Definition: Brucellosis is...
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How is typhoid fever spread?
Salmonella Typhi lives only in humans. Persons with typhoid fever carry the bacteria in their bloodstream and intestinal tract. In addition, a small number of persons, called carriers , recover from typhoid fever but continue...
Videos
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Discover Magazine: Yellow Fever Mosquitoes
In this clip from Discovery Channel's "Discovery Magazine," we learn about the female yellow fever mosquito. Only female mosquitoes bite, and each bite can potentially cause infectious diseases.
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Trail to Riches: Gold Fever
By mid-June 1848, 75 percent of all the men in San Francisco were there to pan for gold. People from all over the United States headed for California in 1849 but didn't arrive until after...
Audiobooks
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Barrel Fever and Other Stories
Author: David Sedaris
Price: $16.37
In David Sedaris' world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred....
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The Black Grass Fever
Author: Hopalong Cassidy
Price: $0.95
This episode of Hopalong Cassidy originally aired on November 11, 1950....
Audio Clips & Podcasts
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Fever Bass (Electro Radio Edit)
Album: Teckno.Com 2007
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Dengue Fever
Album: KEXP Live Performances Podcast
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Dengue Fever
Album: KEXP Live Performances Podcast
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Ratcatcher
Album: Yellow Fever EP
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