A fever also known as a high fever or a high temperature - is not by itself an illness. It is usually a symptom of an underlying condition, most often an infection.
Fever is usually associated with physical discomfort, and most people feel better when a fever is treated. But depending on your age, physical condition, and the underlying cause of your fever, you may or may not require medical treatment for the fever alone. Many experts believe that fever is a natural bodily defense against infection. There are also many non-infectious causes of fever.
In children with fever, accompanying symptoms such as lethargy, fussiness, poor appetite, sore throat, cough, ear pain, and diarrhea are important to relay to your doctor.
You have a fever when your temperature rises above its normal range. What's normal for you may be a little higher or lower than the average normal temperature of 98.6 F (37 C).
Depending on what's causing your fever, additional fever signs and symptoms may include?
Dr. Vikas Mittal is a well recognized, accomplished and reputed Consultant Physician & Diabetologist of Jaipur. He has done his MBBS and MD in Internal Medicine from SMS Medical College, Jaipur. He has also done fellowship in Diabetes from Chennai. Dr. Vikas Mittal has done Diploma in Emergency Cardiology from Boston Medical School (USA) and Diploma in APD and IBS from Boston Medical School (USA).
Dr. Vikas Mittal is a certified doctor as he has been certified from Royal College of Physician, London (UK) and from American College of Physician (USA). He has also got certificate from Harvard Medical University (USA) for Arthritis Treatment.
His passion for learning has regularly led him to travel around the world attending seminars and spending time with the most talented people in medical field.
He believes that as a physician, his responsibility is to guide and educate patients about the powerful healing of nature.
He has done his MBBS and MD in Medicine from SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
He has done Fellowship in Diabetes from Chennai, Diploma in Emergency Cardiology from Boston Medical School (USA), Diploma in APD and IBS from Boston Medical School (USA)
He has been certified from Royal College of Physician, London (UK), certified from American College of Physician (USA), certified from Harvard Medical University (USA) for Arthritis Treatment.
His areas of interest includes the treatment of Diabetes, Thyroid disorder, Hypertension (High B.P), Heart diseases, Allergy and Asthma, Joint Pain and Arthritis, Headache, Anaemia, T.B, Liver & other Abdomen Disorder and Fever like Malaria, Typhoid, Dengue, Chickengunia, Viral.
Near Vivek Vihar Metro Station Opposite Metro Pillar No. 87
New Sanganer Road, Sodala
Jaipur - 302019, Rajasthan, India
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