Fever

Fever or pyrexia in humans is defined as having a body temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus.... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease, pediatrics
• Symptoms:  Initially: shivering, feeling cold, chills, Later: flushed, sweating
• Causes:  Virus, bacteria, increase in the body's temperature set point
• Diagnostic method:  Temperature higher than the normal range of 37.2 and 38.3 °C
• Differential diagnosis:  Hyperthermia
• Medication:  Ibuprofen, paracetamol (acetaminophen)
• Treatment:  Based on underlying cause, not required for fever itself
• Frequency:  Common
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