What are the Symptoms of Fever?

Fever can be defined as rise in temperature above its normal range that is, 96.0°F - 99.6°F. Fever is a symptom and not a disease so depending on the cause of fever additional signs and symptoms of fever may include:

• Sweating and Shivering.
• Headache.
• Muscle aches.
• Loss of appetite.
• Dehydration.
• General weakness.
• Confusion, excessive sleepiness or lethargy and tiredness, and stiff neck.
• Severe headache.
• Sore throat (associated with difficulty in swallowing or drooling).
• Rash.
• Chest pain.
• Difficulty in breathing.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Severe abdominal pain.
• Blood in stool.
• Pain while passing urine.

High fevers i.e. temperatures between 103°F (39.4 C) and 106°F (41.1 C) may cause:

• Hallucinations.
• Confusion.
• Irritability.
• Convulsions.
• Dehydration.
• Lethargy and tiredness.

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