what is febrile illness?
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Febrile temps or seizures are experienced in babies, and there is nothing to detect, it is just a common occurence.\nThe fever spikes, and seizures start, but because they are febrile, this is not something that will go into childhood or adulthood, unless, of course, the child was already diagnosed with epilepsy.\nYou should read up in this, and also talk with the babies pediatrician
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Fevers are the result of the actions of white blood cells and mast cells fighting a viral/bacterial infection.  They secrete substances, such as histamine, that trigger inflammation and fever.\nYour body's homeostasis system helps to keep the degree of fever in check to prevent overheating.  Normal body temperature is resumed when the cells have finished fighting off infection.
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be allert of dengue\nuse mortin\nDengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever  are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics, with a geographical spread similar to malaria. Caused by virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the mosquito Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus).\n\nSymptoms\n\nThis infectious disease is manifested by a sudden onset of fever, with severe headache, muscle and joint pains (myalgias and arthralgias — severe pain gives it the name break-bone fever or bonecrusher disease) and rashes; the dengue rash is characteristically bright red petechia and usually appears first on the lower limbs and the chest - in some patients, it spreads to cover most of the body. There may also be gastritis with some combination of associated abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.\n\nThe classic dengue fever lasts about six to seven days, with a smaller peak of fever at the trailing end of the fever (the so-called "biphasic pattern"). Clinically, the platelet count will drop until the patient's temperature is normal.\n\nCases of DHF also shows higher fever, haemorrhagic phenomena, thrombocytopenia and haemoconcentration. A small proportion of cases leads to dengue shock syndrome (DSS) which has a high mortality rate.\n\nDiagnosis\n\nThe diagnosis of dengue is usually made clinically. The classic picture is high fever with no localising source of infection, a petechial rash with thrombocytopenia and relative leukopenia.\n\nThere exists a WHO definition of dengue haemorrhagic fever that has been in use since 1975; all four criteria must be fulfilled:\n\n1. Fever\n2. Haemorrhagic tendency (positive tourniquet test, spontaneous bruising, bleeding from mucosa, gingiva, injection sites, etc.; vomiting blood, or bloody diarrhea)\n3. Thrombocytopaenia (<100 platelets per mm³ or estimated as less than 3 platelets per high power field)\n4. Evidence of plasma leakage (hematocrit more than 20% higher than expected, or drop in haematocrit of 20% or more from baseline following IV fluid, pleural effusion, ascites, hypoproteinaemia)\n\nDengue shock syndrome is defined as dengue haemorrhagic fever plus:\n\n# Weak rapid pulse,\n# Narrow pulse pressure (less than 20 mm Hg)\n\n# Hypotension for age;\n#Cold, clammy skin and restlessness.\n\nSerology and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) studies are available to confirm the diagnosis of dengue if clinically indicated.\n\nTreatment\n\nThe mainstay of treatment is supportive therapy. The patient is encouraged to keep up oral intake, especially of oral fluids. If the patient is unable to maintain oral intake, supplementation with intravenous fluids may be necessary to prevent dehydration and significant hemoconcentration. A platelet transfusion is rarely indicated if the platelet level drops significantly or if there is significant bleeding. But the transfusion is recommendable on platelet count falling below 20,000 without hemorrhage / bleeding or approx 50,000 with hemorrhage/bleeding. Internal bleeding indicated by dark color of stools, other bleedings indicated at surface as red rashes all over or most of the body parts.
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The herpes simplex virus (HSV) (also known as Cold Sore, Night Fever, or Fever Blister) is a virus that manifests itself in two common viral infections, each marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes (such as the mouth or lips) or on the genitals. The disease is contagious, particularly during an outbreak, and is incurable with present technology. An infection on the lips is commonly known as a "cold sore" or "fever blister," though this should not be confused with a canker sore, which appears inside the mouth and is not caused by the herpes simplex virus.
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A fever is the body's way of fighting off infection. You can use meds to get it to "go away" but if she is fighting something off it is not necessarily a bad thing unless it is too high.  My son did the same thing a few months ago but his fevers persisted at a much higher temp, think he had roseola.  If it is a virus, it will just have to run it's course.  Anibiotics are not effective against viruses, just bacterial infections.  At her age, fever is usually considered to be 103 or higher (it is lower for younger babies).\n\nAll those that are telling you to go to the E.R. and/or to get another anitibiotic are a little over the top.  99-101 is only a low grade temp.  GEEZ people!!! Don't stress this mom out!
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because people around you are sick.
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When you are sick your body will heat up inside in order to try and kill the virus or bacteria that is invading your body.  It is best not to lower your temperature, since you will fight off the illness quicker, if possible.
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Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is an infectious tick-borne disease, caused by the Borrelia spirochete, a gram-negative microorganism.\n\nLyme disease is named after a cluster of cases that occurred in and around Old Lyme and Lyme, Connecticut in 1975. Before 1975, elements of Borrelia infection were also known as "tick-borne meningopolyneuritis", Garin-Bujadoux syndrome, Bannwarth syndrome or sheep tick fever. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks.
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Chemotherapy compromises your immune system and lowers your white cell count. If you have a fever, you need to let your doc know as soon as possible because a fever usually is a red flag for infection.
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When the condition worsens you can experience nausea and fever.
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A cold is an infectious disease...
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It's "a disease caused by abnormal expression of one or more genes in a person causing a clinical phenotype."\n\nIt's genetic because it's not something that you can get from someone else in the traditional meaning ("I caught a cold from my wife", etc). Nor can someone with a genetic disorder infect someone else ("I infected my brother with chicken pox").
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No, you don't have to have a fever! The most common symptoms are right lower abdomen pain, that sometimes radiates to the left. With or without Nausea and vomiting. The best way to get it checked out is to go to a doctor or Emergency department and they can run some tests like bloodwork!!
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(m)\n\n\nIt causes high fever with sometimes joint pain and rashes on the body. It is important to exclude other conditions like Dengue before diagnosing it.
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Fever is a common symptom of many medical conditions:\n\n    * infectious disease, e.g. common cold, HIV, malaria, infectious mononucleosis, gastroenteritis, etc..\n    * Immunological diseases like lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel diseases, etc..\n    * Tissue destruction, which can occur in hemolysis, surgery, infarction, crush syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, cerebral hemorrhage, etc..\n    * Drug fever\n          o directly caused by the drug (e.g. progesterone, chemotherapeutics causing tumor necrosis)\n          o as an adverse reaction to drugs (e.g. antibiotics, sulfa drugs, etc.)\n          o after drug discontinuation, like with heroin withdrawal\n    * Cancers such as Hodgkin disease (with Pel-Ebstein fever)\n    * Metabolic disorders like gout, porphyria, etc..\n    * Thrombo-embolic processes (i.e. pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis)\n\nPersistent fever which cannot be explained after repeated routine clinical inquiries, is called fever of unknown origin.
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Ok, tough one.systemic infections,\nmalignancy: brain tumors, hodgkins lymphoma.  Endocrine: Phaeochromocytoma, throtoxicosis, carcinoid syndrome, diabetic autonomic neuropathy.  Just throwing ideas around due to sweating complaint need to rule out.  Bacterial, viral , glandular fever?  I'm not familiar with infectious disease in Turkey are you turkish?  \n\nTests: Rheumatoid factor/serological/autoantibodies/tb/antistreptolysin O titre/ lumbar pucture/Gallium scan/ Renal bx/muscle bx/ ct/ ?lap if continues.
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Any organism that can live in blood or be transmitted through blood which can cause disease or illness.