Body Temperature

Yes, a child CAN survive a 106F body temperature -- IF the situation is treated as a medical emergency!! (I'm lucky my mom was an RN.)

I answer this question not as a doctor or medical professional, but as someone who survived 106F temperature (more than once) as a child (18 mos - 36 mos of age).

My parents tell me every time I was taken off tetracycline for a recurrent urinary tract infection, my temp would spike to 106F, I would go into convulsions, and have to be put into an ICE BATH to get my temp lowered.

Doc would put me right back on the tetracycline to keep the infection at bay.

I'm approaching 50 now and have suffered no ill effects from the high fever-- except for deep grooves/ridges in my adult teeth, which my dentist tells me was due to high fever when the teeth were forming. (I could spend the $ to get the ridges filled.)

BTW, parents gave up on the pediatrician, and took me to a urologist, who resolved the underlying problem with surgery.

May be if it lasts for a long time. But it becomes serious for brain functions etc. when it rises to 41 and more. You should cool a patient with fever over 39, so it falls under 39, use tapid water and antipyretics like paracetamol.

Low body temperature is often a sign of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is more common among females. The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland that sits just below where a man's Adam's Apple is. Tenderness in that spot may be a sign that something has gone amiss with your thyroid. A blood panel checking for thyroid hormones is called for if this is your true, basal body temperature. Make certain you have an accurate thermometer and check your temp first thing in the morning before getting out of bed. Do this for 3 to 5 days. If your temperature is always the same or under 97 you may want to order some lab work.

Then go and find a doctor for consultation.

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

If you mean the Appendix, it is in the lower right side of the abdomen.

Yes

Normal body temperature is around 101.5 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.

'The amount of time' at the sustained temperature is key, although people have succumbed to oxygen deprivation if the sudden heat increase uses up all of the available oxygen. Please be more specific, i.e: fatal to whom or what...

Your body would gain thermal energy because thermal energy only moves from something at a higher temperature to something at a lower temperature.

yes

Yes, it is with the normal range. Normal body temperature can range from 97.8 degrees F (or Fahrenheit, equivalent to 36.5 degrees C, or Celsius) to 99 degrees F (37.2 degrees C) for a healthy adult.

If the body has a high temperature, then it would be considered hot. The term "hot" can also mean "good looking." This meaning of hot has nothing to do with the temperature of the body.

Thyroid hormones help regulate body temperature in addition to the hypothalamus of the brain.

Surrounding temperature, or body temperature? The latter is not compatible with life. The former only if enough cooling by evaporation of sweat is possible.

37 degrees.

Yes. Not only does it lower your temperature, it controls all the symptoms of H1N1.

The creation of sperm cells by the testes works better at a slightly lower temperature than that of the body core.

It may well mean you have the flu. Some viruses will cause a lowered temperature. The A-H1N1/09 virus usually causes an elevated temperature but that doesn't mean that you don't have the flu because yours is currently low. See the related question below about the symptoms of swine flu and follow the link to the web sites with self evaluation online tools that may help you know. In the mean time, assume you have it and follow the precautions to avoid the spread of the flu in related questions below.

Yes, as the water changes state from liquid to gas it has a high latent heat- meaning that heat is transferred from the skin to the atmosphere as the water evaporates, much in the same way sweating works. However this technique will only mildly lower the surface temperature of the body, if the body is suffering from heat exhaustion more extreme methods of lowering body temperature should be used such as using a cool shower. Note that cold water should not be used to lower the body temperature as it may cause vasconstriction of the capillaries near the skin which can have counter productive consequences.

I had a fever for a about 5 days and started on antibiotics. Now my temperature can go down to 35,5-36,0 C (normal is usually 36,6 C). After asking a doctor, it seems to be normal because the body tries to adjust after a long fever and the temperature of the body can sway a bit. I was told it's normal and it's nothing to be alarmed about. Just drink warm liquids if you feel cold because of this. It will raise the temperature up again. This swaying of body heat can last up to about two weeks. But if you still feel frightened you can always call a doctor to calm you down. Hope this helps.

For everyone whose feeling ill, get well soon!

Hypothermia. Broken down: Hypo- meaning 'low'. -thermia referring to temperature.