Fever AudioHealth Library Topic 1455 Fever Fever is the name for the condition where a person's body temperature rises above normal. Normal body temperature is ninety-eight point six degrees Fahrenheit. However, body temperature does vary between people, so a difference of as much as one degree above or two degrees below ninety eight point six degrees may still be considered normal.
Most fevers are the body's response to infection.
Fever in adults is very different from fever in children. This recording will focus on fever in adults. For information on fever in children, please listen to the recording on that in the children's health section of your AudioHealth Library Directory. Generally, adults have lower fevers than children. However, temperature is not always an indicator of the seriousness of the illness.