Fever

What is fever?

When the body temperature starts rising or high temperature is called fever. Fever is one of the main signs of physical illness, which indicates a temperature above the normal body temperature range of 96.8–99.0 degrees Celsius. According to doctors, fever is not actually a disease, rather it is a sign or symptom of the disease. As a result, fever can be said to be a warning of a disease inside the body. Sometimes it can be due to a simple infection like a cold, and sometimes it can be a symptom of a serious illness.

Why is fever

Fever has many causes. The most common is fever due to a cold or a fever due to a cold.
Any infection in the body such as virus, bacteria, fungus, protozoa can cause fever.
Any type of malignancy or cancer can also cause fever.
Vaccinations, boils or tumors, urinary tract infections, periods.
Fever is also the primary symptom of diseases like coronavirus, dengue, typhoid or malaria.

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Different types of fever:

>Fevers are generally divided into three categories.
Continued fever: When a person has a fever when the body temperature fluctuates by 1 degree centigrade or 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit in 24 hours, but the fever does not completely return to normal, it is called continued fever.
Fluctuations in temperature : When the temperature fluctuates between 102 or 103 degrees Celsius in 24 hours.
Intermittent fever: When fever stays in the body for several hours a day, coming and going, it is called intermittent fever.

When to go to the doctor?

Fever accompanied by neck or body pain, high temperature, vomiting or inability to eat, fever for more than three days, fever only at night, rash on the body, dry eyes, convulsions, etc., should go to the doctor immediately.

Some tips to avoid fever:

Whatever the cause of fever, keep yourself safe until you seek medical attention