Thread by @DrShrinidhnair

Did you know fever is a healthy immune response and temperature upto 104°c is fine. Fevers turn on the body's immune system. They help the body fight infection. Normal fevers between 100° and 104° F (37.8° - 40° C) are good for you. (1/n) #Fever #Myths thread

MYTH. Oral temperatures between 98.7° and 100° F (37.1° to 37.8° C) are low-grade fevers.
FACT. These temperatures are normal. The body's normal temperature changes throughout the day. It peaks in the late afternoon and evening. A true low-grade fever is 100° F to 102° F

Fevers with infections don't cause brain damage. Only temperatures above 108° F (42° C) can cause brain damage. It's very rare for the body temperature to climb this high. It only happens if the air temp is very high. An example is a child left in a closed car during hot weather.

Fevers only need to be treated if they cause discomfort. Most fevers don't cause discomfort until they go above 102° or 103° F (39° or 39.5° C).

Fever doesn't rise continuously because the brain knows when the body is too hot. Most fevers from infection don't go above 103° or 104° F (39.5°- 40° C). They rarely go to 105° or 106° F (40.6° or 41.1° C). While these are "high" fevers, they also are harmless ones.

It's normal for fevers with most viral infections to last for 2 or 3 days. When the fever medicine wears off, the fever will come back ( as per modern science) It may need to be treated again. The fever will go away and not return once the body overpowers the virus.

#Ayurveda provide simple solutions to get rid of this fever, with minimum of drug intervention by enhancing your innate immune system to counter the infective agent instead of just reducing the temp artificially like paracetamol.

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