Fever- is a common condition, experienced with generalized increase in body temperature.

Normal body temperature varies between 36.1 C (97F) to 37.2C (99F).

Some individuals tend to maintain a normal temperature of 37.6 C (99.68F). This is because the normal body temperature depends on various factors such as:

Age

Gender

Weight

Metabolic Rate

Time of the day 

It is medically known as “Hyper-Thermia”

Fever is a normal physiologic response of the body to an antigen, who is trying to induce a pathological condition in the body.Fever shows how is a person’s immune system is reacting towards a particular disease causing micro-organism.

However, elevation of body temperature, above 38.3 C (101 F) is something to worry about.

In certain cases, the body temperature might get elevated to 40 C    (104 F)

In some instances, fever might be a fore-runner of a specific disease, such as found in Typhoid.

A typical Typhoid Fever/ Enteric Fever shows High Fever with Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate). Temperature might get elevated up to 102 F, though severe cases show rise till 104 F.

A Mild-to-Moderate fever, would subside within 2 days, and does not require emergent medical treatment. If temperature is significantly high, one can visit a doctor, and take some medicines, which are chiefly Non-Steroidal Anti-Pyretic Drugs such as Aspirin or Paracetamol.

For cases, such as Typhoid Fever, immediate medical help is required, as due to bradycardia, patient may land up in Cardiac Shock. By- Dt. Trishala Chopra