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Keep That Fever at Bay

There is nothing worse than getting sick with a fever. They seem to come at all the wrong moments and never go away when we need them to. A fever is one of the most common types of maladies that plagues humans on a regular basis and has become integral to our lives on virtually every level. Of all the kinds of common sicknesses that we come into contact with on a regular basis, the fever is by far the most common. There are many things that can cause a fever and if you know what to look for ahead of time, you'll be able to help prevent the contraction of a fever and save yourself those sick days at work. One of the primary effects of a fever is the raise in the body temperature of the sufferer that may increase beyond the normal body temperature of humans.

General Characteristics

A fever is most often characterized by the increasing body temperature of the person, at which point they feel a general feeling of coldness despite the fact that their body temperature is increasing. After a person's temperatures reaches the higher temperature, the person may have a feeling of warmth. A fever is actually the body's natural response to fighting off a bacterial infection. Most fevers are not serious and pass within a few days to a week. These are most common and most people will experience this when enduring a fever. Though, despite this there are types of fevers, which can be much more serious and prove to exacerbate things further into a complicated state.

What Kinds of Fevers Are There?

There are various types of fevers, which have different characteristics

Continuous Fever:
With a continuous fever, the person's body temperature remains at a higher than normal temperature throughout the entire day and generally does not fluctuate very much in temperature.

Intermittent Fever:
This type of fever is characterized by the rise in temperature for only a small portion of the day, while the rest of the day the temperature remains at normal.

Remittent Fever:
This is similar to the continuous fever as the temperature remains above normal throughout the length of the day, but there is a greater fluctuation of temperature.

Symptoms of a Fever

Contracting a fever is no fun for anyone and the symptoms involved can be extremely exhausting and tiresome for the sufferer. Most symptoms of a fever are a higher than normal body temperature and general feeling of sickness and head pressure. The fever may lead to overall depression, anxiety and a general sense of lethargy in the person suffering from it. The inability to concentrate as well as a general lack of cognition and alertness may also be by products of a fever.

It's best if you have a fever to stay in bed and get plenty of rest and drink lots of water. If you feel that you are suffering from a more sever version of a fever you may want to consult your Doctor for recommended treatment.

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