Why do people have fever?

Is what feverish? Fever, which is called fever in medicine, refers to the human oral cavity temperature (oral temperature) greater than 37.3 ℃, axillary temperature (axillary temperature) greater than 37 ℃, or rectal temperature (anal temperature) greater than 37.6 ℃. So, how should adults correctly measure body temperature? Measurement conditions: Before taking your temperature, Can’t eat, You can’t walk and other sports, Stay quietly indoors for more than half an hour. The body temperature measured in this way is the real body temperature. Measurement position: Compared with axillary temperature, which is affected by sweating, The temperature obtained by measuring the mouth temperature is more accurate. Measurement posture: Throw the mercury surface of the sterilized thermometer below 35 degrees, Then the Read More …

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Are you taking your child’s temperature correctly?

Because mercury thermometers can cause accidents such as mercury poisoning and aspiration, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that [pediatrics gradually stop using mercury thermometers]. However, every time people are called upon to stop using mercury thermometers, there will always be doubts, [electronic thermometers are not sure, or mercury thermometers are the only way! ] [It is not accurate to measure with ear thermometer. It can be measured twice in one minute, and the temperature can be 2 ℃ different! ]. Is it really the thermometer? In fact, the accuracy of electronic thermometers is sufficient to cope with body temperature measurement. Most of the time, [inaccuracy] is not the cause of thermometers, but the method of [measurement] is problematic. The Read More …