- Fever, also known as pyrexia and febrile response, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point
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Fever facts
- There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using values between 37
- 5 and 38
- 3 °C (99
- 5 and 100
- 9 °F)
- The increase in set-point triggers increased muscle contraction and causes a feeling of cold
- This results in greater heat production and efforts to conserve heat
- When the set-point temperature returns to normal, a person feels hot, becomes flushed, and may begin to sweat
- Rarely a fever may trigger a febrile seizure
- This is more common in young children
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