what is the temperature of a fever in adults
A fever is a body temperature above 100.4Â°F. A normal oral temperature for a resting, healthy adult is about 98.6Â°F (37Â°C) (for someone over 70 normal temp is 96.8Â°F (36Â°C)).Your temperature can go up or down 1 to 2 degrees throughout the day. Fever is a sign of inflammation or infection and is a common symptom of illness. Fever is not a disease. fever can be divided into three stages. 1  Onset is when the temperature first begins to go up. 2  During the course of the fever the temperature can go up and down in one of three patterns: continuous, intermittent or remittent. 3  During the subsiding stage the temperature returns to normal.