What temperature is considered that you have a fever?

The high temperature is not always a symptom that you are considered a fever. Although the temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is considered normal, many people who remain healthy, despite the level of body temperature above the average temperature. In general, anyone who has an oral temperature of more than 99 degrees F may be considered to have a fever.

However, body temperature is always fluctuating up and down, the temperature usually reaches its lowest point in times of morning and highest in the afternoon or evening. This type of thermometer you use to measure body temperature, also makes a difference. Rectal thermometer is usually much more accurate, and the reading is higher, compared with an oral thermometer.

Taking the temperature of the body in the mouth after you drink hot coffee, or soup, can be misleading because you tend to think of getting a fever than in normal circumstances (not drinking beforehand).

Other factors that normally affect the temperature of your body including:
• Wearing too much clothing
• Exercise
• Hot or humid climate
• Hormones (high levels of progesterone can increase the temperature, so the lower a woman's body temperature is increased following ovulation)

If you already get rid of the factors that allegedly misleading diagnosis, and your temperature range from 99 degrees F, you can already be considered a fever.

Call your doctor if the fever...
• Attack of children aged under 6 months.
• In case of a child, when the temperature exceeds 101 degrees F orally or 102 degrees F in rectal and this number did not want to go down within 48 hours after efforts to reduce fever.
• Lasts four to five days (especially in the case of adults)
• Coupled with other symptoms, such as stiff neck, sore throat continuously, diarrhea, cough, vomiting, lethargy or earache.

Usually the fever is less than 104 degrees F are harmless and require no special care. But if fever makes you uncomfortable, or remain high more than 104 degrees F for long periods of time, you have to be careful.

To help reduce fever...
• Drink fruit juice, water and fluids other complementary
• Shower and wash your body with the foam with the water temperature lukewarm (about 70 degrees F).
• Do not wrap yourself in layers of blankets or heavy clothing
• Avoid excessive exercise