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Normal human temperature is around 98.6 degrees. But did you know that only 8% of the population in the world has a normal temperature of 98.6 degrees? Because humans are warm blooded, our body temperature remains consistent, no matter what the temperature of the air around us. Despite the consistency, the body's temperature fluctuates, especially during an illness.
When you have a fever, it's usually the sign of a problem. A high or low temperature is not a diagnosis, but a symptom of something happening in the body. Fever is when your body's temperature control is set above normal. Fever is often a sign your body is fighting off an infection or injury. When your body's temperature rises its chemical reactions speed up so that damaged tissues can be repaired more quickly. Viruses and bacteria don't survive well at high temperatures. The fever works to protect the body.
Human temperature can fluctuate normally between 96 and 104 degrees. Click ahead to see what the limits of human temperature really are.
86 degrees is the lower limit temperature of survival.
96-97 degrees is the body temperature on a cold day.
98-100 degrees is normal body temperature.
101 degrees is normal temperature with some excitement or activity. This is also the normal temperature of some very active kids.
103-104 degrees is a the body temperature during very hard exercise.
106 degrees is a dangerous fever temperature requiring professional medical attention.
112-114 degrees is the temperature which cells begin to burn up and immediately die.
These temperature facts were provided by Exergen, the recognized world leader in medical non-invasive temperature technology. The Exergen TAT-5000 is used by hospitals, medical centers, and educational facilities for fast non-invasive temperature measurement.
Source: Quick Medical Staff on Friday, September 28, 2012
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