The body uses heat to fight off illness.
Body temperature usually rises when there is a viral or bacterial infection, but sometimes the cause is unknown.
If you have any of these symptoms, it's time to take your temperature with a thermometer and take appropriate measures to regulate your temperature.
The most common signs are:
- Headache;
- Warm forehead;
- Chills;
- Muscle pain;
- General weakness;
- Eye pain;
- Fatigue;
- Dehydration;
- Swollen lymph nodes.
Infants and toddlers with a fever may experience:
- More irritability than usual;
- Drowsiness;
- Rashes;
- Pale skin;
- Difficulty swallowing;
- Refusing to eat, drink, or breastfeed.
- In severe clinical cases, fever may cause:
- Severe drowsiness;
- Confusion;
- Convulsions;
- Severe pain in any part of the body;
- Unusual vaginal discharge;
- Pain during urination;
- Rash;
- Vomiting;
- Diarrhea.
Source:
https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-tell-if-you-have-a-fever
