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Different sources give different definitions of fever. To recognize fever, the temperature of the body, depending on the location of measuring, ranges from 37.2 to as much as 39 degrees Celsius (°C), most sources take 38°C as the average limit value. Given the diverse range of publications, pediatricians have problems with giving the definition of fever; therefore, not surprisingly parents cannot...
There are various methods of measuring the temperature, various types of thermometers and places where the temperature can be measured. Currently electronic thermometers are the most widely used, mercury thermometers gradually becoming obsolete. A common point of measurement is the armpit, but in pediatric practice the measurement in the external auditory canal is considered to be the golden standard...
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