Mike, this is how it goes (I'll try giving you as complete a picture as I possibly can, ok? So, please excuse me if this will be a little longish). Normal body temperature for people is said to be between 36.5 to about 37. (My personal one is more like 36.6,7). People say that 37 is still an ok temperature, but in Brazil, where I come from, it's considered borderline to a very mild fever (I personally do consider it as a little... feverish, but not worrisome, just perhaps a prelude to a potential problem). 37.5 is definitely the point when people usually start taking as meaning one does have a fever. Things can be monitored "in-house" without much concern until one reaches 38.5 to 39. Then, if one goes about a degree higher than that one should indeed think of seeking medical attention. But if it doesn't get much beyond this range, then you may still be able to handle it "alone", so to speak. But when you're close to 40, or exceeding that slightly, then you do have a more serious problem. Finally, if you do reach about 42 or so, you must seek medical attention as quickly as possible. And if you ever go beyond 43, then you're in deep trouble! I hope this will help, Mike. Marcus On Sat, 12 May 2001 21:25:46 Mike wrote: >I don't know if I've asked this before, so I'll ask again. We've got >two digital oral thermometers in the house, one Farenheit and one >Celcius. I've got the kids pretty well trained for air temperature, but >for body temperature we pretty much rely on the F one, since my wife and >I both know when it's just a temp (up to 101 or so), when to give >Tylenol (102 to 107), and when to call the doctor (107 or above). > >Whether or not you agree with my breakdown, what are the comparable >points in Celcius? Actually, since I could just convert from Farenheit, >I guess I'm really asking for an authoritative reference. I guess I'm >expecting some easy to remember numbers, and conversions from Farenheit >are unlikely to be those. > >mike jenkins > > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
