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A temperature between 101–102 is considered a mild fever, 102–103 a moderate, and 104 or above a high fever, and delirium or convulsions may occur. From birth until adolescence, temperature between 99.8–100.8 is considered a low-grade fever. If the temperature is taken rectally, it is not considered a fever until it is above 100.4.
Febris (fever in Latin) is the goddess of fever in Roman mythology. People with fevers would visit her temples. Tertiana and Quartana are the goddesses of tertian and quartan fevers of malaria in Roman mythology. [125] Jvarasura (fever-demon in Hindi) is the personification of fever and disease in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
Children with febrile convulsions are more likely to have a febrile seizure in the future if they were young at their first seizure (less than 18 months old), have a family history of a febrile convulsions in first-degree relatives (a parent or sibling), have a short time between the onset of fever and the seizure, had a low degree of fever ...
The normal daily temperature variation is typically 0.5 °C (0.90 °F), but can be greater among people recovering from a fever. [15] An organism at optimum temperature is considered afebrile, meaning "without fever". [26] If temperature is raised, but the setpoint is not raised, then the result is hyperthermia.
A fever blister is just the nickname for a cold sore. They are a symptom of an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 . That’s why those lip blisters are also called oral herpes.
Cervarix is used around the world and is considered very safe. [2] Some side effects that may arise are pain at injection site (9 in 10) redness or swelling at injection site (1 in 2) fever of 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher (1 in 8) headache or fatigue (1 in 2) nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain (1 in 4) brief fainting
GREEN BAY - It's something Wisconsin parents know too well: Cold weather with a toddler can be a struggle. Between snow, ice and dark coming before dinnertime, these little ones can't always get ...
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