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   5 days ago · What is a fever? A fever is an increase in your body temperature. Normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C). Fever is generally defined as greater than 100.4°F (38°C). What are common causes of a fever? The cause of your fever may not be known. This is called fever of unknown origin.

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   4 days ago · Fever can be defined as any elevation of body temperature above the normal level. Persons with fever may experience daily fluctuations of 5–9 °F above normal; peak levels tend to occur in the late afternoon.

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   4 days ago · DEFINITIONS. Temperature: The hypothalamic thermoregulatory center balances excess heat production from metabolic activity in muscle and liver with heat dissipation from the skin and lungs to maintain a normal body temperature of 36.8° ± 0.4°C (98.2° ± 0.7°F), with diurnal variation (lower in a.m., higher in p.m.).

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   What is a normal temperature for a fever?

   • A fever is an increase in your body temperature. Normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C). Fever is generally defined as greater than 100.4°F (38°C). What are common causes of a fever? The cause of your fever may not be known. This is called fever of unknown origin. It occurs when you have a fever above 100.9˚F (38.3°C) for 3 weeks or more.

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   Are elderly people more likely to have a fever?

   • 15 In fact, elderly people often have a lower baseline temperature. 16,17 This, in addition to the blunted fever response, makes an elderly patient less likely to reach a temperature traditionally considered a fever. Though less likely to have a fever, older patients are more likely to develop an infection than younger adults.

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   What causes a fever in the elderly?

   • Most fevers in the aged are caused by infections, and even in chronic fevers (fevers of unknown origin), more than one-third are due to microbes. Unlike fever in younger patients who often harbor a benign viral syndrome, fever in the elderly is typically associated with bacterial disease. 7,8 (See Table 1 .)

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5. www.md-health.com › low-body-temperature-when-sickLower Body Temperature While Sick: Why and How to Help

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   3 days ago · A lower body temperature than the normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is usually a sign of a disease which required proper medical attention. However, as everyone is unique so is everyone’s body temperature. For some, a lower body temperature is something normal compared to others.

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   3 days ago · Fever occurs when the hypothalamic set point is fixed to a higher temperature. This is a response to cytokines, such as IL-1, IL-6, and TNF, which are released by leukocytes in the presence of infection, neoplasm, toxins, drugs, or immune complexes. 9,10 The hypothalamus releases prostaglandin E in response to these cytokines.

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   4 days ago · A variety of symptoms suggest pneumonia because they are unusual in upper respiratory tract infections or bronchitis. These include dyspnea, high fever (with the exception of influenza [see below]), altered mental status, hypoxia, hypotension, dullness to percussion, crackles, decreased breath sounds, bronchophony, or egophony.