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Also known as pyrexia, febrile response, pyrrhexia

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A fever is when your body's temperature rises above normal because your brain's temperature control center increases its set point as part of your body's defense against infection. While there's no single agreed-upon definition of exactly where normal temperature ends and fever begins, this elevated temperature is an important sign that your immune system is responding to fight off illness.

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Medical condition.name: Fever
Medical condition.synonyms: Pyrexia, febrile response, febrile
Medical condition.image: Symptoms-fever.jpg
Medical condition.caption: Person with fever
Medical condition.field: Infectious disease, pediatrics
Medical condition.symptoms: Initially: shivering, feeling cold, chillsLater: flushed, sweating
Medical condition.complications: Febrile seizure
Medical condition.causes: Virus, bacteria, increase in the body's temperature set point
Medical condition.diagnosis: Temperature higher than the normal range of
Medical condition.differential: Hyperthermia
Medical condition.treatment: Based on underlying cause, not required for fever itself
Medical condition.medication: Antipyretics (ibuprofen, paracetamol [acetaminophen])
Medical condition.frequency: Common