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Is it possible to induce a fever consciously,while actually running a temperature?
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body adjusts its temperature in much the same way that the thermostat in a house works. With a thermostat, people set the temperature they want, and the heating or cooling system clicks on until the inside of the house reaches the right temperature. After that, the heater or air conditioner clicks on and off automatically to keep the temperature in the house hovering around the desired temperature.
The body's thermostat is located in the hypothalamus (hy-po-THAL-a-mus), a small part of the brain that also helps control hunger, thirst, pleasure, and pain. The thermostat, called the thermoregulatory (ther-mo-REG-u-la-tor-ee) center, normally keeps the body's temperature hovering around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (37 degrees Centigrade).
Like a house, the body has sensors that tell the thermostat if the temperature inside is rising or falling. In the body, these sensors are cells located in the skin and in the brain itself If the sensors report that the body's temperature is rising, the body's cooling system clicks on, telling the cells to burn less fuel and produce less heat. The blood vessels expand to let heat escape from the skin, sweat pours out to cool the body as it evaporates, and the brain may get a bright idea: "Let's go into the shade and have a cold drink."
Fever
With fever, the thermostat in the brain is reset to a higher temperature. Instead of keeping the body's temperature hovering around 98.6 degrees F, the body's heating and cooling systems may keep the temperature at 100 to 102 degrees F or even higher.
Normal temperature varies a bit from person to person and from morning to evening, making it hard to state precisely where normal ends and fever begins. Many doctors, however, say that a temperature of more than 99 or 100 degrees F (37.2 or 37.8 degrees C) should be considered a fever. A temperature of 104 degrees F or higher could be considered a high fever.
Ups and Downs
A person's temperature normally varies each day by about 1 degree F (0.6 degrees C). It is lowest in the early morning and highest in the late afternoon. This daily variation is called the circadian (sir-KADE-ee-an) rhythm. When a person has a fever, it usually follows the same daily pattern.
Other factors also can affect what is normal. In women of childbearing age, for instance, the early morning temperature usually goes up each month just before ovulation (ov-u-LA-shun), the release of an egg from the ovary. It stays elevated briefly and then returns to the lower level.
Fever of Unknown Origin
Sometimes a person has a fever that lasts for two or three weeks, and the doctor cannot find a cause, despite performing the usual array of medical tests. This condition is referred to as fever of unknown origin.
In about 90 percent of cases, a cause eventually is found. The most common causes are infectious diseases. Fever of unknown origin is particularly common in people infected with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.
Hyperthermia
Read more: http://www.humanillnesses.com/original/E-Ga/Fever.html#ixzz591wlcxfH
The body's thermostat is located in the hypothalamus (hy-po-THAL-a-mus), a small part of the brain that also helps control hunger, thirst, pleasure, and pain. The thermostat, called the thermoregulatory (ther-mo-REG-u-la-tor-ee) center, normally keeps the body's temperature hovering around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (F) (37 degrees Centigrade).
Like a house, the body has sensors that tell the thermostat if the temperature inside is rising or falling. In the body, these sensors are cells located in the skin and in the brain itself If the sensors report that the body's temperature is rising, the body's cooling system clicks on, telling the cells to burn less fuel and produce less heat. The blood vessels expand to let heat escape from the skin, sweat pours out to cool the body as it evaporates, and the brain may get a bright idea: "Let's go into the shade and have a cold drink."
Fever
With fever, the thermostat in the brain is reset to a higher temperature. Instead of keeping the body's temperature hovering around 98.6 degrees F, the body's heating and cooling systems may keep the temperature at 100 to 102 degrees F or even higher.
Normal temperature varies a bit from person to person and from morning to evening, making it hard to state precisely where normal ends and fever begins. Many doctors, however, say that a temperature of more than 99 or 100 degrees F (37.2 or 37.8 degrees C) should be considered a fever. A temperature of 104 degrees F or higher could be considered a high fever.
Ups and Downs
A person's temperature normally varies each day by about 1 degree F (0.6 degrees C). It is lowest in the early morning and highest in the late afternoon. This daily variation is called the circadian (sir-KADE-ee-an) rhythm. When a person has a fever, it usually follows the same daily pattern.
Other factors also can affect what is normal. In women of childbearing age, for instance, the early morning temperature usually goes up each month just before ovulation (ov-u-LA-shun), the release of an egg from the ovary. It stays elevated briefly and then returns to the lower level.
Fever of Unknown Origin
Sometimes a person has a fever that lasts for two or three weeks, and the doctor cannot find a cause, despite performing the usual array of medical tests. This condition is referred to as fever of unknown origin.
In about 90 percent of cases, a cause eventually is found. The most common causes are infectious diseases. Fever of unknown origin is particularly common in people infected with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.
Hyperthermia
Read more: http://www.humanillnesses.com/original/E-Ga/Fever.html#ixzz591wlcxfH
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