The Page of the Day: About fever (Fièvre)
Par Dr Jacques Hyacinthe This term was echoed for the first time around the late 14th century as”feaver” meaning fever or temperature of the body higher than normal. But it stemmed from the old French” fievre” by way of Latin “febris,” related to” fevore”(to warm, to heat). Generally speaking, a fever stands for an elevation of body temperature above normal, which for most people has not been well-defined since it is usually lower in the morning and higher in the evening. Normally, the body temperature varies between 97.5 degrees Fahrenheit to 99.5 with an average of 96.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Nonetheless, on a clinical basis, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates someone to have a fever when their temperature goes above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius. In terms of etiology, fever is part of the overall response from the immune system and can be physiological stress at times, namely during strenuous exercises or ovulation which is no...