Fever -causes,treatment and Prevention and precautions to take

fever is also known by the name pyrexia. the characterized symbol of fever is elevation of  body temperature from the normal level(98 F). fever is an immune response of body, to overcome the viral or bacterial infections.fevers are of different types, intermittent fever- the presence of elevated temperature only for one or two hours in a day. after that the temperature become normal. this type of fever appears periodically.Remittant fever- the high body body temperature remains throughout the day but the temperature varies more than 1 degree celcius. continuous fever- the body temperature remains high throughout the day but it doesn’t vary more than 1 degree celcius. fever is a symptom of varies diseases both in humans and animals. for measuring your body temperature different types of equipments are available.

The most commonly used is mercury thermometers. fever in severe cases may cause brain damage(above 108 F). almost all types of infections results in fever. the most common among them are urianay infections, respiratory disorders, bacterial gastroenterities and viral gastroenterities, pneumonia, appendicitis, skin infections, meningitis, tuburculosis etc. the inflamatory disorders such as rhematoid arthritis, systamic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis etc are also cause fever. the primary symptom of cancer is fever. the medicines such as acetominophen, ibuprofen etc are used to reduce fever in adults and children .

Fever diet

you should take plenty of water and fluid foods during fever time, avoid the apple juices and sports drinks as much as possible. take medicines according to your doctor advice.