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feveror pyrexiaAbnormally high body temperature or a disease characterized by it. It most often occurs with infection. Normal core body temperature, measured orally, does not exceed 99°F (37.2°C). Up to 105°F (40.6°C), fever causes weakness and is best treated with aspirin, acetaminophen, or other antipyretic drugs. At 108°F (42.2°C) or more, it can lead to convulsions and death. In treatment, it is important to know the underlying cause. Fever appears to be a defense against infectious disease, stimulating leukocytes and increasing antibody production and perhaps killing or inhibiting bacteria and viruses that live within a narrow temperature range. pyrexia [pī′rek·sē·ə] (medicine) Elevation of temperature above the normal; fever. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1) As the parapharyngeal space infection progresses and thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein develops, the patient experiences a marked, spiking pyrexia. SCHERING-PLOUGH ANIMAL HEALTH Corporation announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved BANAMINE(R) (flunixin meglumine) for controlling pyrexia (fever) associated with acute mastitis, pneumonia and endotoxemia, as well as controlling the inflammation in endotoxemia such as that caused by coliform mastitis. Side effects common to peginterferon and standard interferon are injection site reactions, a flu-like syndrome (asthenia, fatigue, pyrexia, rigors, myalgia, and headache), arthralgia, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, neutropenia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, infection, alopecia, thyroid dysfunction, dizziness, and insomniaa. |
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