Very often it happens that a high temperature is kept , without coughing, a runny nose, other secondary symptoms of a cold, and no one is in a hurry to call a doctor. If the list of diseases included only viral infections such as acute respiratory infections, people would have a wonderful life.
Temperature - the main indicator of body malfunctions - occurs not only during the introduction of seasonal viral infections and during hypothermia, it can indicate the occurrence of such serious diseases as rheumatism, or the sudden appearance of pathology of internal organs.
If the temperature does not decrease for more than 3 days in infants and more than a week in an adult, you must seek medical help. The sooner the doctor understands why the body produced a similar temperature reaction, the easier it will be to prescribe treatment.
There is another picture. The temperature is constantly held at 37, and a cough is present, but nothing else bothers. In this case, they do not consider going to the doctor as necessary. They drink some advertised medicines and drugs from the arsenal of traditional medicine in anticipation of when everything goes by itself. Such a strategy can only start the disease, translate it into a chronic condition.
Even if the cough is shallow and is defined as a seasonal allergy, fluorography and a general blood test - white blood cells, ESR, hemoglobin - are necessary.
This phenomenon may indicate the manifestation of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, especially if the lungs are affected in the root area, even tuberculosis. You can not be calm about the fact that the temperature without coughing lasts more than 2 weeks! Suppose you don’t worry about yourself, but you need to think about the health of loved ones who live nearby, since the sick person is a source of infection for them and their colleagues.
In cases where there is a temperature of 38-39, a cough, almost everything is called a doctor. So why is fever with coughing dangerous, and 37 with a symptom that clearly indicates lung disease, no?
A temperature without cough in the range of 37-37.5 is sometimes the norm. There are people in whom it is always elevated, but the doctor should deal with this phenomenon. In most cases, this occurs in the presence of pathology in the body. The value of 37 with a small thermometer can be seen in chronic diseases in the acute stage, such as cystitis, colitis, pancreatitis and many others. In women, an increase in temperature accompanies critical days, especially with benign neoplasms. For example, with myoma or ovarian cyst.
In children, the temperature jumps due to overexcitation or during teething. By the way, in the second case, it sometimes rises to 40 degrees!
The occurrence of a temperature reaction within 37 degrees accompanies anemia and cancer.
After a medical intervention, a surgical operation, regardless of its type, a slight temperature also keeps. This is not considered dangerous.
Comic situations also arise. The patient goes to the doctor with a complaint: “Constantly low temperature. No cough, runny nose, no pain. What to do?" The temperature in the doctor’s office is measured, and - a miracle! No temperature. And at home, it was discovered that the cause was a faulty thermometer. This is the best option.
In other cases, even if asymptomatic fever is the norm, you need to remember that low-grade fever is a constant stress for the body.
It is necessary to try to bring its indicators to normal. It is not so difficult to raise immunity, you need to adjust your lifestyle and nutrition, drink a course of vitamins in spring and autumn, get enough sleep. And it will become the norm - 36.6!