Hypothermia is a potentially life-threatening sickness where your body temperature falls below 35 C (95 F), a variable which should stay stable for the body’s proper functioning. Its optimum..
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Fever can be caused due to infection (with bacteria or viruses), vaccination, and several other reasons such as medications, injury, exercise, excessive clothing, a hot bath,..
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Fever is a symptom and not a disease; it has many possible causes. You can have fever due to viral or bacterial infection or simply too much sun. Fever..
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Fever is an increase in body temperature more than 99.6°F. It indicates that something abnormal is going on in your body. Fever is the normal response of..
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Chikungunya is an insect-borne viral disease that is transmitted to humans by the virus-carrying Aedes mosquitoes. This fever is self-limiting and resolves with the passage of..
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Dengue is flu like viral illness caused by any of the four types of dengue virus (DEN-1 to 4). Many people wonder if there is special kind of diet recommended during and after dengue fever...
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Scarlet fever is treated with antibiotics. Although penicillin is the drug of choice, erythromycin or a different antibiotic may be used in patients who are allergic to penicillin...
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You can measure fever orally with a mercury thermometer. This is the standard piece for temperature taking and is most convenient as well. The thermometer is kept under the back..
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Fevers are usually caused due to infection with viruses. It generally lasts 3 to 5 days and prognosis of fever is usually good. However, as fever is a symptom..
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Although the best way to treat hay fever is to minimize exposure to the allergens, it is almost impossible to completely avoid airborne allergens such as pollen. There are many..
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