High Fever Transmission and Diagnosis
by adminContrary to popular belief, it is now known that fevers are not the enemy. Raising the bodies temperature can give the body an advantage over the infectious agent by making conditions less conducive to its survival and reproduction. Fevers also activate the body’s immune system defences and accelerate the production of white blood cells, antibodies, and other infection-fighting agents. However, anyone who has a fever greater than 105°F (40.5°C) should seek medical attention. A High Fever may be caused by mumps, measles, meningitis, or any of a large number of other serious and not-so-serious diseases – seek medical advice.
A fever is a symptom of an underlying illness or disease, as such a fever is transmitted according to how this underlying illness or disease is transmitted.
Infections in general are most often spread between people who are in close contact, such as those who live together, or people who are exposed by kissing or sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses. In addition, infections are spread inside tiny drops of fluid that are expelled from the throat or nose of someone who is infected, for example, when they cough, sneeze, laugh, or talk. Once airborne, these drops of fluid can enter the body of another person and cause them to be infected with either meningitis or, more likely, the common infection caused by that germ.
Diagnosis of a fever is very easy and straight forward. A hand placed gently on the forehead of a person is an age old diagnosis technique that can easily tell if a person has a fever or not. In order to gain a more accurate indication of the body’s temperature, oral and rectal thermometers can be used.
However, in addition to recognising that there is a fever, the underlying illness or disease will also need to be diagnosed.
A fever is a symptom of an underlying illness or disease, as such a fever is transmitted according to how this underlying illness or disease is transmitted.
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