2006-08-26 15:28:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Every person is different.
My body's usual reaction when I get sick is to have my temperature drop. It will go from 98.6 degrees F down to 97 or 96.5 degrees F. So when I get a cold, I literally get cold!
As a contrast, when I get flu my temperature will rise only a little bit. Anything over 100 degrees, and I feel absolutely miserable. If my temperature should rise over 102 degrees I start to hallucinate! (There were pink elephants running around between the pine trees in the back of my pick-up truck once.)
But generally the doctors will mean that you are showing signs of a low grade fever at 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
2006-08-26 15:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is over what is normal.
A temperature of 99 degrees is considerred a low-grade fever.
2006-08-26 15:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fever may develop at various speeds and may reach heights ranging from 100.4 degrees to 104 degrees or higher. Fevers are either acute (short duration with a definite endpoint) or chronic (recurring repeatedly over time). Because fever is a natural and healthy response to illness, it typically does not need to be treated except to relieve a child’s discomfort. Those are considered to be high grade, since your body core is 98.6 anything from that to 100.4 is considered low grade. From a moms perspective.......... If this is helpful let me know. thanks
2006-08-26 15:38:03 · answer #3 · answered by alicia d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For adults, usually 101. But it also depends on what your normal temperature is. Not everyone is 98.6 - some normally run higher, some (like me) normally run lower (97.2). Pretty much they're looking for about a 2-3 degree temperature elevation.
2006-08-26 15:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal body temperature is 98.6F. 100.5F is considered a fever but you can manage it at home with medication and very good care now a temperature of 107.6F causes brain damage.
2006-08-26 15:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by Rata_Viperina! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
99 degrees is a low grade fever , anything higher is considered a fever.
2006-08-26 15:35:21 · answer #6 · answered by Geedebb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100
2006-08-26 15:33:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
98.6 is the norm, however some people are higher or lower.
101 is a fever
2006-08-26 15:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-26 16:13:15 · answer #9 · answered by barbara L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
above 98.6
2006-08-26 15:33:31 · answer #10 · answered by buttcheeks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋