Experiencing high fever
How can I express the idea "Now I am experiencing high fever" in response to an enquiry?
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
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How can I express the idea "Now I am experiencing high fever" in response to an enquiry?
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How can I express the idea "Now I am experiencing high fever" in response to an enquiry?
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
Jan 6 at 15:56
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
Jan 6 at 15:56
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
Jan 6 at 15:56
In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
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The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:44
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To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:19
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:42
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:47
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The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.2k11939
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:44
add a comment |
The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.2k11939
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:44
add a comment |
The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.2k11939
The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.2k11939
edited Jan 6 at 18:50
answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.2k11939
answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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answered Jan 6 at 15:35
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:44
add a comment |
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:44
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:44
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:44
add a comment |
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:19
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:42
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:47
add a comment |
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:19
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:42
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:47
add a comment |
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
edited Jan 6 at 16:16
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
answered Jan 6 at 16:05
user070221user070221
5,01111033
5,01111033
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:19
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:42
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:47
add a comment |
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:19
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:42
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:47
2
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:19
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:19
1
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:42
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
Jan 6 at 16:42
2
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:47
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
Jan 6 at 16:47
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
Jan 6 at 15:56