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Several people in the medical field have told me they do not consider 99.x as a fever. Edit: Found a link: https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/whats-considered

Several people in the medical field have told me they do not consider 99.x as a fever. Edit: Found a link: https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/whats-considered-a-fever-and-when-to-see-a-doctor/ https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/whats-considered-a-fever-... 100.4 is their threshold.

poulsbohemian 4y ago
As a dad, I don't consider my kids to have a fever until they are closing in on 101. They each run hot to begin with, but also the thermometers generally available to the public never seem to be particularly accurate.