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What is a homonym of cold?
Something can be 'cold' as in the physical temperature, and having a 'cold' is also a term for a viral infection.
What is the temperature when you get a cold?
anything below 100 degrees Fahrenheit is considered a cold anything above is a fever
Is a viral infection that most adults contract 2 to 4 times a year?
The viral infection that most adults contract two to four times a year is the common cold. Symptoms of the common cold can include fever, runny nose, sore throat, headaches, and muscle aches.
Can amoxicillin help a fever blister?
No, cold sores are caused by a virus (Herpes Simplex) and since amoxicillin is an antibiotic, it would have no affect on the virus. Antibiotics only work to kill bacteria, they are not effective against viral infections. There are anti-viral medicines that can be prescribed for and do help relieve cold sores. Ask your doctor if your cold sore could be treated with an anti-viral.
Why do you get hot when you have a cold?
The flu that makes you hot because flu typically causes a rise in body temperature. Colds make you feel cold because the blood flow is diverted from the skin to the respiratory tract to help fight the cold viral infection.
Is 36.0 Celsius considered having a fever?
No, that is actual a little cold for human body temperature. It would matter who it is that is running this temperature because some fevers can be cold fevers.
Uses of a thermometer?
to take temperature of a cold or hot liquid usually used to take a fever
What to do in case of high temperature?
Fever reducing meds and/or cold compress to back of neck or forehead.
Is a cold sore a viral disease?
Yes it is viral.
Can you give a cold bath to lower fever?
It is not recommended to take a cold bath to lower a fever, and it may even cause worse damage since it lowers the body temperature a lot. It is best to just take medicine if you really want to lower the fever.
Can people be cold blooded?
No, humans are warm blooded. Cold blooded animals can change their internal temperature to match the external temperature, while warm blooded animals maintain a high internal temperature regardless of the external temperature. The reason why humans have sweat glands is to cool your body when the external temperature is high.
What symptoms come with the sickness viral meningitis?
People with viral meningitis often have flu-like symptoms; headaches, fever, etc. Depending on the severity of the meningitis, they can also have muscle stiffness, muscle or joint pain, nausea, diarrhea, and some sensitivity to light.
