How high can your tempurature be before you are accually consitered sick?

Question

I just wanna know.

Answer 1

That depends on your metabolism, and your level of hydration along with other factors.

The fact is that you can be sick without a fever at all. An elevated body temperature itself is not indicative of any particular illness. Some people have wide variations in their body temperature from what most people would call “normal”. One person I know has a body temperature above 100 degrees when she's healthy. Someone else I know is sick when she has a 98.6 temperature because her normal temp is 98.0.

Also, hydration makes a big difference. Many otherwise healthy people experience flu-like symptoms only to discover that they are very dehydrated. Once they get fluids into their system, they become well again fairly quickly.

So I guess my answer is that there is no cut and dry answer. It really is a case by case basis.

However, the rule of thumb we used to use as far as getting out of class, was 99 degrees counted as "sick". :)

Answer 2

Non-medical people seem to loosely consider 100 to be a fever. That's probably based on visits to the school nurse. As an adult, you are sick when you FEEL sick, honestly, it's up to you. It isn't as though you need someone's permission to call in sick to work, or anyone will ever ask you to prove it.

However, I'd say you have a mild fever when it's about 101, 102 you will really feel bad, and by 104 you should consider going to the doctor.

Answer 3

is the operating temperature of an organism, specifically in deep structures of the body such as the liver, in comparison to temperatures of peripheral tissues. Temperature control (thermoregulation) is part of a homeostatic mechanism designed to keep the organism at optimum operating temperature, as it affects the rate of chemical reactions. In humans this optimum temperature is 36.8 °C (98.2 °F). The condition of being at optimum temperature is called afebrile or apyrexic.

Temperature examination in the rectum is the traditional gold standard measurement used to estimate core temperature (oral temperature is affected by hot or cold drinks and mouth-breathing). The recent introduction of ear temperature measurement may also accurately reflect core body temperature particularly since the eardrum shares blood supply with the temperature control center in the brain, the hypothalamus.

OVER 98.2

Answer 4

Maybe half a degree. The brain and some other organs are so sensative to temperature that any rise is taken seriously, because fevers can spike quickly.

Answer 5

100.4 F exactly which equals 38 C is considered a fever.

and that's for rectal (true) temp. if measured by mouth/ear, the body's true temp is usually, but not always 1 degree higher, if measured under the arm the true temp is usually more than a degree higher. (under the arm is considered unreliable)

sorry the other answers here are not correct. the 100.4 is a clear definition.

Answer 6

99-100 is considered a mile temp, and usually will be resolved on its own. Over 101 is sick, and over 104 is serious and should be treated asap. Over 106 can kill.

Answer 7

It really matters how old you are. If you are under 10 it would be different if you were 25. You can also fight it off and if you were little you couldn't fight it off as well.

Answer 8

According to a doctor I asked over 100F is considered a fever. over 104f is dangerous.

Answer 9

somewhere around 101

Answer 10

37.8 celcius