{"id":7210,"date":"2019-12-24T17:01:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T17:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=7210"},"modified":"2019-12-24T17:01:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T17:01:32","slug":"fever-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/fever-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fever Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/feverinbed155915412.jpg\" alt=\"Fever symptoms \" class=\"wp-image-7211\" width=\"297\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/feverinbed155915412.jpg 340w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/feverinbed155915412-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> Winter is the most common time of year for someone to develop a fever. With that in mind, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center wants to provide you with the following fever facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\nfever is a temporary increase in your body\u2019s normal temperature range, (36\u201337\u00b0 Centigrade or 98\u2013100\u00b0 Fahrenheit). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms\nassociated with a fever may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sweating<\/li><li>Chills and shivering<\/li><li>Headaches<\/li><li>Muscle aches<\/li><li>Loss of appetite<\/li><li>Dehydration<\/li><li>General weakness and lethargy<\/li><li>Increased sensitivity to pain<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While the reason most often associated with developing a fever is an infection<br> (viral or bacterial), there are other potential causes, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Heat exhaustion<\/li><li>Dehydration<\/li><li>Certain inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis <\/li><li>Side effect resulting from certain medications <\/li><li>Reaction to certain immunizations<\/li><li>Alcohol or drug withdrawal<\/li><li>A malignant tumor<\/li><li>Sunburn<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different types of thermometers that can be used to determine if a fever is present, including an oral (mouth),  tympanic (ear) or temporal artery (forehead) type of thermometer. However, when taking an infant\u2019s temperature, it is best to use a rectal thermometer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to take your temperature when you are at rest as physical activity can raise your temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking fever-reducing over-the-counter medications, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen is one of the simplest and most effective ways to bring down a fever. Other things you can do to reduce fever include drinking more fluids and taking a bath in comfortable-temperature water.\u00a0 Applying cool compresses can also relieve fever symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fevers by themselves may not be a cause for alar or a reason to call a doctor. Yet there are some circumstances when you should seek medical advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Infants \u2013 Contact your doctor if your baby is under three months and has a temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher if your baby is between three-six months old and has a temperature of over 102 F (38.9 C) and seems unusually irritable or lethargic.<\/li><li>Children      \u2013 Call your doctor if your child is listless, unresponsive or irritable, vomits repeatedly, has a severe headache or stomachache, or has any other symptoms causing significant discomfort or has a fever lasting longer than three days<br>     <\/li><li>Adults \u2013 contact your doctor if your temperature is 103 F (39.4 C) or higher or if your fever is accompanied by a severe headache, stiff neck, skin rash, sensitivity to light, mental confusion, excessive vomiting, convulsions or seizures, or difficulty breathing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are experiencing symptoms of fever and would like to <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/clinical-services\/ambulatory-care\/\">see a doctor <\/a>at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, please call 718-206-7001.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter is the most common time of year for someone to develop a fever. With that in mind, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center wants to provide you with the following fever facts. A fever is a temporary increase in your body\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/fever-facts\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1225],"class_list":["post-7210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-health","tag-fever"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7212,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7210\/revisions\/7212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}