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Fever | Body temperature | Seizures | Infection

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  A fever is generally your body temperature is higher than your normal average temperature. Mostly healthcare providers say a fever is 100.0 F (37.8 C) or 100.4 F (38 C). When you have a fever, it’s your body’s response to fight against the infection or illness. Usually, fever is not a serious illness. But the fever can go away when the infection goes away. Fever is the overall response from your body’s immune system. Usually, fever is caused by an infection. For most children and adults, fever may give you discomfort or an uncomfortable feeling. For infants, even a low fever means there is a serious infection. Generally, within a few days fever can go away. Various counter medications help to lower a fever. But you do not need to treat a fever if it does not cause you discomfort. Fever symptoms In addition to sudden rise of temperature, you may experience the below symptoms: Chills, feeling cold, shivering and shaking. Body aches and headaches. Fatigue or tiredness. On and off or...

Yellow Fever : Facts, Symptoms, Treatment

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Yellow fever is a type of viral disease which can be spread by the bites of certain kinds of mosquitoes. These types of specific mosquitoes and yellow fever diseases are found in areas like Africa and South America located in the tropics and subtropics. The mosquitoes become infected when they bite primates who have the virus.   Usually the yellow fever virus will have various range of symptoms. SOme people with yellow fever virus may not have any symptoms. Symptoms of yellow fever virus can be mild like flu symptoms but it can also have severe symptoms which leads to death. You can also have flu-like symptoms associated with aches, severe pains and high fever or you could have a severe form of bleeding and also develop liver and kidney diseases.  Usually symptoms of yellow fever will appear about 3 to 6 days to develop. Symptoms of yellow fever Typically yellow fever virus will develop quickly with symptoms which occur after the exposure of 3 to 6 days of virus attack. Genera...