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The heat and chills that come with fever are not only uncomfortable but also metabolically costly. Increased body temperature, however, can make all the difference when you’re sick.
Despite an abundance of research on strep, there is still a great deal of debate in the scientific community over whether and when people should get tested and treated for it.
In some cases, fever reducers and extra fluid intake can weaken the body’s response to infection.
If you’re in Sydney, the advice is for people to bring forward the timing of their second AstraZeneca shot, and for the under 60s to consider having it if they can’t get hold of Pfizer.
The beginnings of measuring fever go back more than 400 years.
Temperature checks will miss children who are asymptomatic, which we know many kids with COVID-19 are. And the thermometers used aren’t necessarily the most reliable in the first place.
‘Normal’ body temperature varies from person to person by age, time of day, where it’s measured, and even menstrual cycle. External conditions also influence your thermometer reading.
There is currently no evidence showing it makes COVID-19 symptoms worse.
We’re likely to see more ‘fever clinics’ opening as coronavirus transmission takes hold in the community. But what are they? And do you need a fever to attend one?
A rare type of inflammatory disease that causes repeated bouts of high temperatures can run in families. Here’s what we know so far.
Fighting off infection comes with predictable psychological and behavioral features. Now researchers suggest an emotion coordinates this response to help you get better. They call it ‘lassitude.’
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, University of Oregon
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Inflammation Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Leader, Infection, Inflammation and Immunity theme, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Senior Principal Research Fellow; paediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist; vaccinologist, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Health, Infection and Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Scholar, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
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Head of the Department of Pharmacy, King's College London
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Professor of Family Medicine, Tufts University
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Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico
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Adjunct Professor of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Tennessee
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Research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
