Symptoms of Fever

Fever is an increase in temperature of the body. There are many reason of fever like infection, drug reaction, problems in the brain functioning. There are some important symptoms shown by the patient are as follows,

In daytime, the temperature of the body can fluctuate. In the morning time, body temperature is less and during evening temperature is high comparatively. After playing, exercise the temperature of the body can increase.

Sweating

When temperature of the body increases person starts sweating
For controlling the body temperature sweat glands secrete sweat on the surface of the skin
Sweating breaks the fever
Fever checking is necessary because it could be harmful, if not controlled

Rise in temperature

Fever is an increase in temperature of the body from normal
The temperature changes when the body comes in contact with the bacteria, virus and fungi

Shivering

Shivering is a unique function shown by the warm-blooded animals
When the temperature of the body starts decreasing person starts shivering
Small movements are shown by the muscles of the organ
Activity in the muscles generates energy or heat
The patient feels cold during shivering
Shivering is controlled by the hypothalamus of the brain

Headache

Pain in the head or upper part of the neck is called as headache
Headache indicates some improper functioning in the body
In the fever, headache may be sudden and severe
In headache sinuses shows inflammation

Dehydration

Sweating in fever causes dehydration
Mouth becomes dry
after crying, no tears drop down
Very small quantity of dark coloured urine is formed
Sunken eyes
Dry skin
Fatigue

Loss of appetite

The patient does not like to eat anything or eats very less
Indigestion, infection and fever causes poor appetitive

Weakness

The patient losses energy and feels very week
Tiredness

If the temperature of the body increases to forty to forty-one degree Celsius, then the patient shows following symptoms

Hallucination

The patient can visualize anything in absence of external stimulus
It is not a real perception
All the activities of the body controlled by the brain, in high temperature brain lose control. The patient starts thinking and visualizing anything in absence of stimulus

Confusion

Loss of concentration
The patient gets confused in the identifying and recognizing the things
Improper functioning of brain

Irritability

In fever the patient gives excessive and unnecessary response to stimulus
As the temperature of the body increase the patient shows irritability