Fever, when explained in layman language, is nothing but a rise in the temperature of the body. In most cases, it indicates that something is amiss in the body. The normal temperature of the human body is 37 degree Celsius (98.6 degree Fahrenheit). Fever is nothing but a nuisance for adults, unless it rises to 39.4 C (102.92 F) or higher. Then it may be attributed as high fever. But when it comes to kids, a slight rise in their body temperature, is potent enough to create serious complications, if left untreated. Generally, for kids below 5 years, 37.5 C (99.5 F) is considered as high fever, and so is 38 C (100.4 F), for kids over 5 years. However, at the same time, it is also important to know that the degree of fever is not always proportional to the severity of the underlying condition. Medical experts have observed that someone with a high fever gets diagnosed by a mild condition, while a person who has a low-grade fever, is found to be actually suffering from a serious condition. So considering this, one must never ignore a low-grade fever, and of course a high fever. What you would read in the following section would be a brief description on the high fever side effects. Now by 'side effects', it means complications that may result if the fever is untreated immediately, and this is what we would discuss below.
