Fever - a signal of illness!
We should know that increasing body temperature is usually a symptom of a developing disease
The visible (or felt) symptom of a fever may be:
- lack of energy for action, apathy, fatigue without a reason
- headache combined with erythema on the cheeks (so-called baking, blush)
- accelerated breath (over 40 breaths per minute)
- accelerated heart rate (over 120 per minute)
- lack of appetite, increased thirst
- chills, profuse sweating
Degrees of fever - measured under the armpit - are usually defined as:
- normal temperature is: 36 -37 degrees Celsius
- subfebrile: 37.1-38 degrees Celsius
- fever - moderate: 38.1-39 degrees Celsius
- fever - high: above 39 degrees Celsius
Measurement of fever
The temperature measured in the mouth is higher by 0.3 degrees Celsius, and in the rectum - by 0.5 degrees Celsius than measured at the same time under the armpit. The body temperature can also be measured with special digital cameras, e.g. in the ear.
In infants, we usually measure the temperature in the rectum
This measurement is particularly recommended as it is fast, convenient and accurate. In this measurement - we talk about fever in infants and young children when the temperature measured in the rectum is:
- fever - moderate: above 38.5 degrees Celsius
- fever - high above 39.5 degrees Celsius
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