Zika virus, first identified in Uganda in 1947, is transmitted by the same type of mosquito that carries dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya virus. A mosquito bites an infected person and then passes those viruses to other people it…
fever
Other names: Febris, fever, pyrexia, hyperpyrexia
Body temperature is controlled mainly from the part of the brain called hypothalamus. In it is set to a specific value (set-point) around which body temperature during the day oscillates. We are seeing the highest temperature usually around six o’clock in the evening, the lowest at about six o’clock in the morning. Set-point each of us is an individual, so some people may be normal and the temperature that in other populations consider an increased or decreased vice versa.
For temperature measurements, we remember that, in the rectum and in the mouth at a higher temperature up to 0.5 ° C than in the armpit.
The elevated temperature (subfebrile) talking, moving if its value is in the range of 37-38 ° C.Normally occurs after physical exertion, otherwise it is most often a symptom of a viral disease.
At temperatures above 38 ° C fever and talking about temperatures above 40 ° C for hyperpyrexia. Such a state, if it is also accompanied by chills (fever) at the onset of fever, usually testifies for bacterial diseases. Furthermore Fever Thermometers recognize also by the blazing face and gleaming eyes.
High body temperature may also occur in the total hyperthermia. The culprit may be a serious allergic reaction, connective tissue diseases and cancer (at present this is not shivering).
In a number of cases, the cause of the fever fails to detect.
Therapy
Administering fever reducing preparations containing eg. Paracetamol or ibuprofen, or apply a cold pack or showering in cold water (beware of secondary hypothermia in children!). Only if the fever is manageable given the means, we turn to a doctor.
Sicknesses with this symptom:
Yellow Fever
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Rubella
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Pneumonia
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Inflammation of the ovaries
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Inflammation of the middle ear
Description of otitis media Otitis media or otitis is one of the most common childhood diseases. Ear aches, fever until fever and usually leads to visit the emergency room (because it breaks out mostly at night, and its progress is…
Inflammation of the pancreas
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Nasopharyngitis
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Meningitis
Description of meningitis Our brain and spinal cord are coated with three layers. These layers, together with the cerebrospinal fluid that fills the space between the packaging protects the brain and spinal cord against shocks and other outside influences. The…
Inflammation of the urinary tract
Description of the urinary tract At least once in your life every woman goes through urinary tract infections. It is a disease which is most frequently (up to 80%) caused by Escherichia coli, a bacterium which normally lives in our…