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Is a temperature of 99.5 a fever?
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Technically yes, but: Unless a person is suspected or known to be having an illness, and medical staff are watching for a rising temperature, we might not call 99.5 F a fever. Everybody has a temperature, just like every town in America has a temperature today. When we say fever, we usually mean an abnormally increased temperature which suggests we should look for a cause... unless a suspected cause is really minor.
Answered 5/16/2021
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