Fevers Treatment
Get the Best Fever Treatment in Hyderabad at Sai Triyas Clinic and Diagnostics Center.
Fever is a condition where the body temperature is higher than the normal temperature. You are considered to have a fever if your body temperature is higher than the normal temperature which is 98 to 100 degrees. The body temperature increases to fight against infection or to indicate a problem. Your immune system is trying to reduce your illness with fever. Usually, the fever will get resolved within a week. Fever is actually an indication of the underlying infection or illness in the body.
Causes of Fever
In general, the body temperature keeps changing throughout the day. The body temperature is lower in the morning, and it increases during the afternoon or night. 98.6 F is considered as the normal temperature, but the temperature varies by a degree less or more, ranging from 97F to 99F.
Fever or high body temperature is caused by the following:
- Virus
- Bacterial infection
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Tumour
- Use of certain drugs and medications
- Dehydration
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Heatstroke
- Flu, chickenpox, pneumonia, or Covid 19
- Overexposure of skin to sunlight
In some cases, the exact reason for the fever is unknown. If your fever lasts for more than three weeks, and your doctor is also not able to identify the cause after evaluation, your fever may be due to an unknown origin.
Different Types of Fever
Fever is caused by various causes, and hence it can be difficult to know the type and category of the fever. Fever is generally measured based on the duration and how much high the temperature increase.
There are different types of fever and some of the common types of fever include:
- Malaria
- Dengue
- Typhoid
- Chikungunya
Malaria
Malaria is caused by mosquitoes during tropical and subtropical weather. People with malaria experience high fever, flu, and chill. It can also cause weakness due to decreased number of red blood cells in the body. The symptoms begin within 10 days after the infected mosquito has bitten a person. The symptoms include nausea, sweat, muscle ache, and diarrhoea. Certain types of malaria can cause damage to the body organs such as kidneys, lungs, brain, and heart.
Dengue
Dengue is a viral infection. It is caused by the bite of some specific type of mosquitoes that are infected with related dengue viruses. The symptoms of dengue include high fever, headache, joint pains, muscle and bone pains, and mild bleeding from the nose and gums. The same virus can also cause other types of dengue, which is the most severe form of infection, called hemorrhagic fever.
Typhoid
Typhoid fever can be life-threatening, and it is caused by the “Salmonella Typhi” bacteria. It is caused by using contaminated water and food infected with these bacteria. Once the bacteria enters the body, it gets multiplied in the intestinal tract and spreads to the bloodstream. Your immune system responds to it and shows fever, headache, and intestinal pain. If typhoid is left untreated, it can cause serious problems.
Chikungunya
Chikungunya is also a viral infection caused by mosquitoes that are infected and cause severe body pains and fever. It can also cause muscle pain, nausea, and muscle pain. Joint pains caused by chikungunya can last for a few days to a few weeks and it will be deliberate. Though patients fully recover from this fever, people can still have joint pains for several months.
Dr Abhinandana specializes in treating different types of fever mentioned above along with other types of fever such as continuous fever, remittent fever, septic fever, periodic fevers, etc.
Treatment for Fever
Patients who are suffering with low fever do not require any treatment to reduce the temperature. Low fever can reduce microbes in the body that cause illness.
In case of a high fever or low fever that causes discomfort, your doctor will prescribe over-the-counter medications. Use the medications as prescribed by your doctor.
Meet Dr Abhinandana for Different Types of Fever Treatment
Dr Abhinandana has been treating different types of fevers for the past 10 years in Hyderabad. She runs her own clinic, Sai Triyas Clinic, which is well equipped to make the patients comfortable. If you or your loved one is suffering from any kind of fever, visit Sai Triyas Clinic immediately.