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Fever is a frequent medical symptom, indication the rise in internal body temperature to levels above normal. This is most accurately characterized as a temporary elevation in the body's thermoregulatory set-point, usually by about 1–2 °C (1.8-3.6 °F).
Causes
- Infectious disease(influenza, HIV, malaria, infectious mononucleosis, or gastroenteritis)
- Various skin inflammations(boils, pimples, acne, or abscess)
- Immunological diseases (lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel diseases)
- Tissue destruction(hemolysis, surgery, infarction, crush syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, cerebral hemorrhage)
- Drug fever (caused by the drug (lamictal, progesterone, or chemotherapeutics causing tumor necrosis), adverse reaction to drugs(antibiotics or sulfa drugs), after drug discontinuation(heroin or fentanyl withdrawal))
- Reaction to incompatible blood products
- Cancers (renal cancer and leukemia and lymphomas)
- Metabolic disorders(gout or porphyria)
- Thrombo-embolic processes, e.g. pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis
- Persistent fever which cannot be explained after repeated routine clinical inquiries, is called fever of unknown origin.
Symptoms
- High temperature
- Headache
- Muscle ache
- Burning eyes
- Loss of appetite
- Coated tongue
- Excessive production of saliva
- Feeling of heaviness and nausea
Types
- Influenza
- Malaria
- Typhoid Fever
- Measles
- Chicken Pox
- Rheumatic Fever
- Meningitis
Natural Cure
- Add half a tsp of saffron in 30ml of boiling water. After the water has been boiled, prepare tea out of it. Give this to the patient after every hour.
- Prepare a tea using half a tsp of fenugreek seeds. Provides a soothing effect, and would also dissolves the mucus accumulated in the chest.
- Saturate 25 raisins in ½ cup of water. Once soaked, crush them in the same water. Strain the mixture and add ½ tsp of lime juice to it. Have this tonic two times a day.
- Add a tsp of glucose or honey to a fresh juice of apricot. Not only reduces fever, but also satiates the need for liquids and gets rid of harmful products.
- Boil a cup of water. Add 1 tsp of turmeric powder, some ginger pieces, onion pieces, lemon grass, ½ a tsp of black pepper and 5-6 basil leaves. Drink this mixture three times a day.
Treatments
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) are used lower a fever. Adults without liver disease or other health problems can take 1000 mg every four to six hours or as directed by the physician.
- Ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil)is used for fever in patients over 6 months of age. For adults, 400-600 mg (two to three 200 mg tablets) can be used every six hours.
- Aspirin should not be used for fever in children or adolescents.
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