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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > systemic diseases > fever
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > biology and chemistry > disease > symptoms of disease > temperature in disease > fever
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disease > symptoms of disease > temperature in disease > fever
... > social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > disease > symptoms of disease > temperature in disease > fever
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > disease > symptoms of disease > temperature in disease > fever
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > effects of poverty > disease > symptoms of disease > temperature in disease > fever
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > disease, disability, health, and health behavior > disease > symptoms of disease > temperature in disease > fever

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fever  

Definition(s)

  • Fever is an elevation of core body temperature; in medical terms, fever is a temperature over 38 °C (100.4 °F). Fever is involved in the body's immune response and most often occurs as a result of an infection. [Source: Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine; Fever]

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