Fever Symptoms, plz becarefull..

By Mayo Clinic Staff

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:

1. Sweating
2. Shivering
3. Headache
4. Muscle aches
5. Loss of appetite
6. Dehydration
7. General weakness

High fevers between 103 F (39.4 C) and 106 F (41.1 C) may cause:

1. Hallucinations
2. Confusion
3. Irritability
4. Convulsions
5. Dehydration

When to see a doctor

Fevers by themselves may not be a cause for alarm — or a reason to call a doctor. Yet there are some circumstances when you should seek medical advice for your baby, your child or yourself.

Taking a temperature

To check your or your child's temperature, you can choose from several types of thermometers, including oral, rectal, ear (tympanic) and forehead (temporal artery) thermometers.

Although it's not the most accurate way to take a temperature, you can use an oral thermometer for an armpit (axillary) reading:

Place the thermometer in the armpit and cross your arms or your child's arms over the chest.

Wait four to five minutes. The axillary temperature is slightly lower than an oral temperature.

If you call your doctor, report the actual number on the thermometer and where on the body you took the temperature.

Use a rectal thermometer for infants:

1. Place a dab of petroleum jelly on the bulb.
2. Lay your baby on his or her tummy.
3. Carefully insert the bulb 1/2 to 1 inch into your baby's rectum.
4. Hold the bulb and your baby still for three minutes.
5. Don't let go of the thermometer while it's inside your baby. If your baby squirms, the thermometer could go deeper and cause an injury.

Infants

An unexplained fever is greater cause for concern in infants and in children than in adults. Call your baby's doctor if your child is:

Younger than age 3 months and has a rectal temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher.

Between ages 3 to 6 months and has a temperature up to 102 F (38.9 C) and seems unusually irritable, lethargic or uncomfortable or has a temperature higher than 102 F (38.9 C).

Between ages 6 to 24 months and has a temperature higher than 102 F (38.9 C) that lasts longer than one day but shows no other symptoms. If your child also has other signs and symptoms, such as a cold, cough or diarrhea, you might call your child's doctor sooner based on severity.

A newborn and has a lower than normal temperature — less than 97 F (36.1 C). Very young babies may not regulate body temperature well when they're ill and may become cold rather than hot.

When in doubt, go ahead and call your child's doctor, whether you think your baby's temperature is abnormally high or abnormally low.

Children

There's probably no cause for alarm if your child has a fever but is responsive — making eye contact with you and responding to your facial expressions and to your voice — and is drinking fluids and playing.

Call your child's doctor if your child:

Is listless or irritable, vomits repeatedly, has a severe headache or stomachache, or has any other symptoms causing significant discomfort.

Has a fever after being left in a hot car. Seek medical care immediately.

Has a fever that lasts longer than three days (in children age 2 and older).

Appears listless and has poor eye contact with you.

Ask your child's doctor for guidance in special circumstances, such as a child with immune system problems or with a pre-existing illness. Your child's doctor may also recommend precautions if your child has just started taking a new prescription medicine.

Adults

Call your doctor if:

Your temperature is 103 F (39.4 C) or higher

You've had a fever for more than three days

In addition, seek immediate medical attention if any of these signs or symptoms accompanies a fever:

1. Severe headache
2. Severe throat swelling
3. Unusual skin rash, especially if the rash rapidly worsens
4. Unusual sensitivity to bright light
5. Stiff neck and pain when you bend your head forward
6. Mental confusion
7. Persistent vomiting
8. Difficulty breathing or chest pain
9. Extreme listlessness or irritability
10. Abdominal pain or pain when urinating
11. Muscle weakness or sensory changes, which might indicate a problem with your nerves, spinal cord or brain function (focal neurologic deficit)
12. Seizure
13. Any other unexplained signs or symptoms

Did You Know a Psoriasis?

Psoriasis facts

• Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease.
• Patients with psoriasis who are obese are predisposed to diabetes and heart disease.
• Psoriasis can be initiated by certain environmental triggers.
• A predisposition for psoriasis is inherited in genes.
• Psoriasis is not contagious.
• Psoriasis gets better and worse spontaneously and can have periodic remissions (clear skin).
• Psoriasis is controllable with medication.
• Psoriasis is currently not curable.
• There are many promising therapies, including newer biologic drugs.
• Future research for psoriasis is promising.

What is psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a noncontagious skin condition that produces plaques of thickened, scaling skin. The dry flakes of skin scales are thought to result from the excessively rapid proliferation of skin cells that is triggered by an immune attack by abnormal lymphocytes. Psoriasis commonly affects the skin of the elbows, knees, and scalp.

Some people have such mild psoriasis (small, faint dry skin patches) that they may not even suspect that they have a medical skin condition. Others have very severe psoriasis where virtually their entire body is fully covered with thick, red, scaly skin.

Psoriasis is considered an incurable, long-term (chronic) skin condition. It has a variable course, periodically improving and worsening. It is not unusual for psoriasis to spontaneously 

What causes psoriasis?

The exact cause remains unknown. There may be a combination of factors, including genetic predisposition and environmental factors. It is common for psoriasis to be found in members of the same family. The immune system is thought to play a major role. Despite research over the past 30 years looking at many triggers, the "master switch" that turns on psoriasis is still a mystery.

What does psoriasis look like? What are psoriasis symptoms and signs?

Psoriasis appears as red or pink areas of thickened, raised, and scaling skin. It classically affects areas over the elbows, knees, and scalp. Although any body area may be involved, it tends to be more common in areas of trauma, scratching, or abrasions.

Psoriasis may vary in appearance. It often appears as small flattened scaly bumps and larger thick plaques of raised skin.

There are several different types of psoriasis, including psoriasis vulgaris (common type), guttate psoriasis (small, drop-like spots), inverse psoriasis (in the folds like of the underarms, navel, groin, and buttocks), and pustular psoriasis (small pus-filled yellowish blisters). When the palms and the soles are involved, this is known as palmoplantar psoriasis.

What does psoriasis look like? What are psoriasis symptoms and signs? 

Sometimes pulling off one of these small dry white flakes of skin causes a tiny blood spot on the skin. This is medically referred to as a special diagnostic sign in psoriasis called the Auspitz sign.

Genital lesions, especially on the head of the penis, are common. Psoriasis in moist areas like the navel or the area between the buttocks (intergluteal folds) may look like flat red patches. This may be confused with other skin conditions like fungal infections, yeast infections, skin irritation, or bacterial infections.

Finger and toenails often exhibit small pits (pinpoint depressions) and/or larger yellowish-brown separations of the nail bed called "oil spots." Nail psoriasis may be confused with and incorrectly diagnosed as a fungal nail infection.

Scalp psoriasis may look like severe dandruff with dry flakes and red areas of skin. It may be difficult to differentiate between scalp psoriasis and seborrhea dermatitis when only the scalp is involved. However, the treatment is often very similar for both conditions.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Your Blood Type

Have you ever wondered why you are not losing weight after following the exact same diet as your best friend and she manages to lose those 10 pounds fast and easy? Ever asked yourself why you get sick so often or why is your immune system so weak?

Are you eating the right foods for your blood type?

It is important to learn how your blood type affects your health and wellness, same as your weight and believe it or not your blood type makes you more susceptible to certain diseases.

Why does this happen?

We understand that there are four blood groups A, B, AB and O, and that blood type is determined by genetics. There are certain antigens (these could be proteins, carbohydrates and glycoproteins) that when they enter the body, the immune system produces antibodies against them. We respond differently to these antigens depending on our blood type.

Blood is classified by:

New: AB

Old: O

Agrarian: A

Nomadic: B

blood type

Blood type and diet:

Certain foods such as legumes contain a carbohydrate-binding protein called lectin. This substance is most likely to cause inflammation in the body, but it will produce stronger reactions in certain blood types. Therefore it can make you more susceptible to certain diseases and other factors like fatigue, poor digestion and weight gain.

There are a lot of chemical reactions going on in our bodies all day long, digestion is one of them and our blood type can affect how we digest the food, meaning it will be crucial in terms of weight loss or weight gain

eat right for your blood type

Blood Type O

Recommended to eat:

-High-protein found in meat and fish

-Reduce carb intake

-Avoid diary

Blood Type A

Recommended to eat:

-Vegetarian diet (lots of veggies!)

-Grains (beans, legumes)

Blood Type B

Recommended to eat:

-Red Meat (avoid chicken)

-Dairy

-Fruits and vegetables

Blood Type AB

Recommended to eat:

-Lean meat

-Dairy

-Seafood

-Vegetables and legumes

Blood types and diseases:

As previously mentioned every blood type is different because of their antigens located on the surface of the red blood cells. Each blood type creates certain defenses to help fight diseases.

Blood type and personality:

Blood Type O

-Outgoing

-Initiators

-Creative

-Social

-Confident.

Blood Type A

-Most likely to be calm

-Perfectionists

-Most artistic

-Bold

-Trustworthy

-Sensitive

Blood Type B

-Goal oriented

- Strong minded

-Independent

Blood Type AB

-Split personalities: outgoing and shy

-Confident and timid

-Responsible

-Care a lot for others

Blood type and fertility:

Women chances of fertility are different in different blood groups; this happens due to the fact that the amount of a hormone called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) varies, depending on the blood type.

Some studies to prove this theory show that women with blood types A and AB were generally less likely than others to produce the follicle-stimulating hormone.

Please note that according to many nutritionists, there is not enough scientific evidence to support these claims, and if you’re among those who manage their diet based on scientific evidence, then you have to wait for more results to come up.