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Is underarm temperature of 98.6 considered as fever?? Or what is temperature which is considered as fever when taken at armpit?
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No Fever above 100F is only significant
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When ever temperature is checked at underarms, we need to add 1 degree more to the temperature recorded by the thermometer. For example if thermometer shows 98.6 F at armpit, you need to read it a 99.6 F. Generally temperature between 97-99 F is considered normal. Temperature varies from morning to night, hence the normal temperature is not a single value but a range. Temperature more than 100 F is considered significant.
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