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How severe does your temperature have to be for it to be a fever?
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Over 100.4: Fever is considered to be a temperature over 100.4 degrees f, taken either in the mouth, ear, underarm or rectal. Temporal temperatures are generally a little more unreliable unless you have a very good scanner like hospitals and clinics use and you have the right technique to check a temporal temperature.
Answered 8/6/2013
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