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2006-08-04 06:30:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
In the hospital where I work, anything above 99.6 (37.5 celsius) is considered a fever. Since each person has their own individual normal temp, which may well not be 98.6 (37.0), we just had to set an arbitrary number for fever.
2006-08-04 06:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by parachute 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most doctors I've worked with don't treat an elevated temp until it is over 101.0 in adults. One dr told me,"It's not a fever until it's 101.". 98.6 F is the average "normal" human temperature. An individual's normal may be a degree or so higher or lower.
2006-08-04 06:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by sweetcake1948 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything above 98.6. 98.6 is normal.
2006-08-04 06:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything above 98.6
2006-08-04 06:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
98.6 is normal.
anything higher is not.
2006-08-04 06:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Mollerina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋