Common knowledge says that your body temperature should be 98.6 degrees F and that a high or low body temperature signals something is wrong. But that's not quite true. In general, normal body ...
School of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia S M Morante, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ...
The average adult body temperature is around 98.6°F (37°C), but individual baseline body temperatures can vary. Factors such as age and activity levels can affect a person’s normal body temperature.
The temperature that constitutes a fever varies by age and the method of measuring it. Generally, doctors consider any body temperature over 100.4°F (38°C) a fever. A fever is a body temperature that ...