Please explain average human temperature?

Question

Please explain what the "average human temperature" means. Some people believe that anything over the average is a fever, which is incorrect., right?

Answer 1

Well, the average is 98.6...but that varies from person to person, it's simply an average. Some people have a normal temp. of 99 or 96..it just depends on the person! :)

Answer 2

Average human temperature is 98.6 degrees F. This is based on basal metabolic rate and caloric intake and burn-off. It is not true that anything over the average is a fever. Some people are a degree or so above or below. Only a temperature above 100 degrees F is worthy of medical attention. Of course, if the body temperature is much below that, the person is probably already getting medical attention for hypothermia or is on a slab in a coroner's office. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

The normal core body temperature of a healthy, resting adult human being is stated to be at 98.6 degrees fahrenheit or 37.0 degrees celsius. Though the body temperature measured on an individual can vary, a healthy human body can maintain a fairly consistent body temperature that is around the mark of 37.0 degrees celsius.

The normal range of human body temperature varies due to an individuals metabolism rate, the higher (faster) it is the higher the normal body temperature or the slower the metabolic rate the lower the normal body temperature. Other factors that might affect the body temperature of an individual may be the time of day or the part of the body in which the temperature is measured at. The body temperature is lower in the morning, due to the rest the body received, and higher at night after a day of muscular activity and after food intake.

Body temperature also varies at different parts of the body. Oral temperatures, which are the most convenient type of temperature measurement, is at 37.0 °C. This is the accepted standard temperature for the normal core body temperature. Axillary temperatures are an external measurement taken in the armpit or between two folds of skin on the body. This is the longest and most inaccurate way of measuring body temperature, the normal temperature falls at 97.6 °F or 36.4 °C. Rectal temperatures are an internal measurement taken in the rectum, which fall at 99.6 °F or 37.6 °C. It is the least time consuming and most accurate type of body temperature measurement, being an internal measurement. But it is definitely, by far, not the most comfortable method to measure the body temperature of an individual.

Answer 4

Considering one of the articles that Dana posted a link to have said that a very strong El Nino phase could increase the average global temperature by as much as a degree Celsius over the short term giving us another peak temperature reading that would not be seen again until the next strong El Nino event. I would assume that a very strong La Nina would cause the average to go down in a like manor. As for the other natural occurring events, I don't think that they have been studied enough to be given any weight.

Answer 5

You are right. Not everyone's body temperature is the same. As we age, our "average" body temperature decreases slightly, and fevers may not occur at the same temperature as a young healthy person.

Answer 6

you are correct. normal temperature is really a range. 98.6 degree F is the average normal temperature. and a fever is a fever at different temperatures depending on your age...a "real" fever is 102 and up no matter what/who you are. it generally accepted fever start around 100.4 to 101.0.

Answer 7

98.6 defgree F is average. Yes, anything over that is a fever.