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What causes feverBY: Diane | Category: Health | Post Date: 2008-12-12
The average normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C) when it is measured under tongue. It can slightly vary by about 1 degree from person to person, age and even current physical activity one is doing. When your body temperature goes beyond normal range it is called fever. Most medical experts believe that body raises fever to fight infections and bacteria. Most infections causing bacteria is very active in our body temperature 98.6°F, and when body raises its temperature it not only causes unfavourable conditions for infection causing bacteria and viruses but helps to boost body defenses in form of higher antibody and improved white blood cell production. All this helps our body to kill unwanted germs. Therefore if we have light fever when during sickness, it actually helps the body. Most medical experts believe that a temperature (fever) of up to 102°F among adults is usually acceptable. Fever is a generic response of body for a variety of diseases, therefore advice regarding fever can vary drastically based on your age, location and your personal medical condition and history, therefore it is advisable to at least consult your doctor or nurse over the phone and get instructions based on your personal body condition and type. Beyond 102°F or 103°F most doctors will advice you to put cold wet clothes on certain parts of the body because excessive temperatures can cause body to unable to cool itself properly. When fever is combined with severe headache, constant vomiting, breathlessness, chest pain, extreme illness, swelling, rash on skin or other unusual symptoms call your doctor immediately even if your temperature is below 102°F or if the fever has persisted for more than 1-2 days. In the case of babies call your doctor sooner rather than later as babies do not regulate their body temperature well and avoid giving them Aspirin unless your doctor advices explicitly. I am not a doctor. Many doctors may advice adults not to take medicine for temperatures below 101°F or generic medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen for temperatures between 100°F to 104°F. Fever differs from hyperthermia. These days many doctors do not consider fever for temperatures lower than 99.5 °F (under tongue). For most individual the body temperature is lowest in the night and highest in the evenings. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Home Decor- Try Unique Coffee Tables In Your Home * China Visa Types * Succeed in School by Creating a Personal Learning Plan * Shopping and its usefulness * Buying brand new cars had never been so easy! Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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