FEVER
Definition:- Although a fever could be
considered any body temperature above the normal 98.6 F (37 C), medically, a
person is not considered to have a significant fever until the
temperature is above 100.4 F (38.0 C). Most fever is
beneficial, causes no problems, and helps the body fight off infections.
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So when the body temperature increase in body that’s the sing
of something wrong is happening in our body.
You can say that fever is result of immune response to foreign
invader I;e bacteria, viruses, fungi,
drugs and toxins.
What are
the sing and symotoms of fever ?
A fever can cause a person to feel very uncomfortable. Signs and
symptoms of a fever include the following:
- Temperature greater than
100.4 F (38 C) in adults and children
- Shivering, shaking, and
chills
- Aching muscles and joints or
other body aches
- Headache
- Intermittent sweats
- Rapid heart rate
- Skin flushing or hot skin
- Feeling faint, dizzy, or
lightheaded
- Eye pain or sore eyes
- weakness
- Loss of appetite
- With very high
temperatures (>104 F/40 C), convulsions, hallucination, or confusion is
possible. Always seek medical attention for a high fever or if these
symptoms occur
How to take temperature ?
Digital
thermometers can be used to measure rectal, oral, or axillary (under the
armpit) temperatures.
So this is
small and simple understanding of fever in next blog you can see Couse and how
to treat fever?
Dr. Amin I Bayad
(BHMS)
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