my friend has a fever, and its cold but at the top of his neck is a little warm but down his neck is cold....i have no idea what caused this ..please help
2006-07-14 01:01:50 · 5 answers · asked by Vanessa W 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
There is an amazing ammount of misinformation here. Why doenst anybody LOOK UP answers?
Fever is defined as a cental body temperature (oral or rectal) over 100.4 degrees F or over 38.0 degrees Centigrade. 98.6 degrees F is only tha average body temperature.
If you do not have a temperature above this, you do not have fever. BUT, if you feel warm, your body temperature may be HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR YOU without being a fever. Any illness that can cause fever can cause one of these sub-fever temperature elevations.
Skin temperature is very dependent on exposure, drafts, clothing and muscular work- it is not reliable in determining if fever is present.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/fever_in_adults/article_em.htm
2006-07-20 22:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by hobo_chang_bao 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fever, by definition, is an increase in the body's internal temperature. In other words, there can be no fever without an increased temperature. Your friend should see a doctor.
2006-07-14 08:08:40 · answer #2 · answered by Zombie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend can not possibly have a fever without a temperature.
Anything over 98.6 is considered a fever......
2006-07-14 08:05:58 · answer #3 · answered by aunt_beeaa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a doctor.
2006-07-14 08:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ouros 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell him to go to the doctor
2006-07-14 08:05:32 · answer #5 · answered by mayri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋