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high fever

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1. high fever

   Fever, also referred to as pyrexia, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point. There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using values between 37.2 and 38.3 °C (99.0 and 100.9 °F) in humans. The increase in set point triggers increased muscle contractions and causes a feeling of cold or chills. This results in greater heat production and efforts to conserve heat. When the set point temperature returns to normal, a person feels hot, becomes flushed, and may begin to sweat. Rarely a fever may trigger a febrile seizure, with this being more common in young children. Fevers do not typically go higher than 41 to 42 °C (106 to 108 °F).A fever can be caused by many medical conditions ranging from non-serious to life-threatening. This includes viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections—such as influenza, the common cold, meningitis, urinary tract infections, appendicitis, Lassa, COVID-19, and malaria. Non-infectious causes include vasculitis, deep vein thrombosis, connective tissue disease, side effects of medication or vaccination, and cancer. It differs from hyperthermia, in that hyperthermia is an increase in body temperature over the temperature set point, due to either too much heat production or not enough heat loss.Treatment to reduce fever is generally not required. Treatment of associated pain and inflammation, however, may be useful and help a person rest. Medications such as ibuprofen or paracetamol (acetaminophen) may help with this as well as lower temperature. Children younger than three months require medical attention, as might people with serious medical problems such as a compromised immune system or people with other symptoms. Hyperthermia requires treatment.Fever is one of the most common medical signs. It is part of about 30% of healthcare visits by children and occurs in up to 75% of adults who are seriously sick. While fever evolved as a defense mechanism, treating a fever does not appear to improve or worsen outcomes. Fever is often viewed with greater concern by parents and healthcare professionals than is usually deserved, a phenomenon known as fever phobia.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of high fever in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of high fever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of high fever in a Sentence

1. Christina Johns:

   I think that that's an important point that needs to be made, especially right now while we are still in the midst of this pandemic, it is difficult to tell the difference without a test. There are some trends. Typically for influenza, the clinical hallmark is high fever, and that occurs less so in the common cold and is not always a feature of Covid-19 infection.

2. Christina Johns:

   It is difficult to tell the difference without a test. There are some trends. Typically for influenza, the clinical hallmark is high fever, and that occurs less so in the common cold and is not always a feature of Covid-19 infection.

3. Renaud Tissier:

   Unlikely, but perhaps. As it turns out, they were right. According to the news agency, 24-year-old Brian first showed COVID-19 symptoms in late March. He then self-isolated at home with his parents, where he lives. A few days later, his mother Florences test positive came back positive, after shed felt fatigued and had a high fever. As she recovered in bed, the cat would snuggle up to her. Then Papille too fell ill. She couldnt stand, she wouldnt react when we called her. Shed barely lift her head, said Brian. It was us who transmitted the virus. CORONAVIRUS TESTING SHORTFALL IN CRISIS-AFFECTED AREAS RISKS UNDETECTED OUTBREAKS Papille was tested for COVID-19 at a national vet school in Paris. Human-to-animal transmission is not something that is impossible, but it is very rare, we have no cases of humans being infected by pets.

4. Tara Mosley:

   Her neighbor brought her at 2 or 3 in the morning. She said, 'They will keep me because I have pneumonia and a high fever,'.

5. Francesco Schettino:

   I had a high fever, but I'm better now.

References

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Fever