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A 46-year-old male asked:
Is low body temperature also a sign of fever?
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Low temperature: Or hypothermia may suggest an infection as fever or high temperature does. Alternate conditions may cause both, but infections are, by far, the most frequent.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
S low body temperature a bad sign?
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Dr. Jason Adleranswered
Pediatric Critical Care 26 years experience
Low body temperature: A mildly low body temperature is not always a problem. A temperature less than 95f (35c) is considered hypothermia and temperatures this low can produce problems for a person.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What is considered a fever if I naturally have low body temperature?
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Dr. Jason Adleranswered
Pediatric Critical Care 26 years experience
Fever: Fever is generally considered to be a temperature of 38 degrees celcius (100.4f) or higher. Having a lower basal temperature may not necessarily change that.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Can you give me advice!! low body temperature and then fever?
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Dr. Claudia Kunrathanswered
Pediatric Critical Care 28 years experience
Infection: Low temperature can be a sign of infection as much as fever. If you are feeling weak, dizzy you should go to your doctor or an emergency room
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What might cause a fever followed by an abnormally low body temperature?
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Dr. Ziad Aklanswered
Infectious Disease 33 years experience
Nothing I know of: No one has answered your question so far because we are not aware of such a thing as fever followed by hypothermia.
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