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Lower diagnostic threshold for fever in older people may help detect COVID-19 cases earlier – News-Medical.Net

Researchers have explored heritable factors, age and body mass on temperature variation between humans. One notable finding is that the current threshold for detecting…

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In the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, fever has been noted to be among the typical symptoms reported by individuals with symptomatic infection. The normal body temperature ranges throughout the day, but is on average about 37°C (98.6°F), varying up to 0.25 to 0.5°C from day to day.
Temperature regulation in humans is the function of multiple body systems, including the heart and lungs, the respiratory system, and the muscles. The role played by individual biological factors,…

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