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What is a fever?
A fever is a rise in body temperature, above 37.4ยฐ Celsius.
There are 5 types of fevers: intermittent fever, remittent fever, continuous fever, hectic fever and relapsing fever.
Also, a fever can be classified as mild, when the body’s temperature is between ๐๐.๐ยฐ – ๐๐.๐ยฐ Celsius.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐:
Headaches, tiredness, body pain, malaise, poor appetite, abdominal pain and vomiting.
There are several causes of fever, but the most common causes in our environment include:
Malaria, Typhoid, Infections (which could be bacterial, viral or fungal in function; and affect different organs). Other causes also include: post vaccination, cancers and inflammatory conditions.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง ?
First, sponge the body with tepid water (fresh water) from the tap, or have a shower; till the temperature comes down.
You can also take 2 tablets of paracetamol.
If the fever continues, go see your doctor who will recommend tests to find out the cause of the fever and treat it appropriately.
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