high fever
Dangerous body heat
A high fever is a body temperature significantly above normal, typically 103°F (39.4°C) or higher.
The phrase emphasizes severity—a low-grade fever might not worry you, but a high fever signals serious illness or infection requiring attention: The child was rushed to the hospital with a high fever.
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
- antipyreticsFever-reducing substances
- headacheCranial pain
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- acetaminophenCommon over-the-counter analgesic
cold compress · delirious · sweating · body aches · thermoregulation · sepsis · meningitis · viral infection · dehydration · rigors · shivering · typhoid · immune response · inflammation · thermometer · flu · cytokines · breaking
- symptomsheadache, pain, nausea, rash, cough
- feversparatyphoid
- feverfebrile, feverish, pyrexia, body temperature, core temperature
- illness symptomschills, aches, headache, cough, coughing
- birth defectsbirth defect, birth defects, malformation, cleft lip, cleft palate
high feverhypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
afebrile · chills · cold · low-grade fever · mild fever
high feverperfect health
Complete physical wellbeing
good health · wellness · clean bill of health · low-grade fever · mild fever