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What do you call a body temperature below 97.5 degree Fahrenheit?
Hypothermia occurs when the body's temperature falls below the normal range. Some fluctuation in body temperature is normal; however hypothermia is dangerous, because the body temperature becomes too low for normal bodily functions to occur properly.
What does is it mean if your temp is below normal?
Hypothermia describes an abnormally low body temperature.
When body temperature drops below normal do chemical reactions proceed too rapidly and do body proteins begin to break down?
No, when body temperature drops below normal the body will slow down in its functions and go into "preservation mode".
What do you call the heat of the body?
Corporal (or body) temperature. When it is above normal, it is called hyperthermia or fever and when it is below normal is called hypothermia.
What if my body temperature is a 99.7 body temperature when normal is 97.5?
It says your body temperature is 1.6 degrees below "normal". "Normal" can change based on conditions, body heat, surroundings, etc.... I do not think I have ever had a reading of 98.6. It is just a baseline for normal/average body temperature.
What is the word for a rapid change in body temperature?
Hyperthermia and hypothermia are what the rapid change in body temperature is called. Someone who is experiencing hyperthermia has a temperature that remains above normal. Someone who is experiencing hypothermia has a temperature that remains below normal.
What if the temperature is 97.2?
97.2 degrees Fahrenheit is 36.2 degrees Celsius. A little below normal body temperature.
Is hypothermia a disease?
No. Hypothermia is caused when an organism's temperature drops below the temperature required for normal body functions.
Another name for normal body temperature?
Another name for normal body temperature is core body temperature.
Is 97.34 normal body temperature?
A 97.0 degree body temperature can be normal, depending on what your average body temperature is normally. 98.6 degrees is an average normal body temperature, but some people run lower or higher than that on a regular basis. You really don't have to worry unless your body temperature falls below 95 degrees.
If a human body maintains a temperature between 36 and 37 degrees Celsius what is it in Fahrenheit?
The temperature range 36° to 37°C equals 96.8° to 98.6°F (below normal to normal body temperature).
What is the normal body temperature of deer?
A deer has a normal body temperature that is higher than that of a human. The normal body temperature of a deer is 101.1
