Experiencing high fever
How can I express the idea "Now I am experiencing high fever" in response to an enquiry?
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
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How can I express the idea "Now I am experiencing high fever" in response to an enquiry?
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
yesterday
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
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yesterday
In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
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The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
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Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
yesterday
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To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
yesterday
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
yesterday
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
yesterday
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The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
yesterday
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The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
12.8k11330
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
yesterday
add a comment |
The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
12.8k11330
The usual form of verb to use when telling of an illness or condition is the simple present. You would say "I have a high fever", or more casually, "I have got a high fever".
Have and have got
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
12.8k11330
edited yesterday
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
yesterday
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Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
yesterday
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
yesterday
Feverish us a generic term. It doesn’t refer to high fever specifically.
– user070221
yesterday
add a comment |
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
yesterday
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
yesterday
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
yesterday
add a comment |
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
yesterday
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
yesterday
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
yesterday
add a comment |
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
To be more precise,
a fever can be:
low grade, from 100.5–102.1°F or 38.1–39°C
moderate, from 102.2–104.0°F or 39.1–40°C
high, from 104.1–106.0°F to or 40.1-41.1°C
hyperpyrexia, above 106.0°F or 41.1°C
(Wikipedia)
So you can say you have/are experiencing a low, moderate or high fever according to the temperature.
From The Complementary Therapist's Guide to Conventional Medicine :
If a high fever is not responding to your treatment in two days, this suggests the possibility of a serious condition which ...
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
edited yesterday
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
answered yesterday
user070221user070221
4,7121933
4,7121933
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
yesterday
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
yesterday
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
yesterday
add a comment |
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
yesterday
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
yesterday
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
yesterday
2
2
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
yesterday
Those ranges given by Wikipedia are only used in the medical profession. Nobody else has a need for such precision, and hyperpyrexia isn’t used in everyday language at all.
– Laurel
yesterday
1
1
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
yesterday
@Laurel if you call your doctor because you are feverish, the first question they’ll ask you is about how high your temperature is. If you have a high fever, that’s what you’ll tell them,
– user070221
yesterday
2
2
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
yesterday
If they ask, you give them the number. Saying you have a high fever will just make them ask if you know the number because there is no standardization for anyone who isn’t a doctor.
– Laurel
yesterday
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In relaxed conversational contexts, you have a [high] fever.
– FumbleFingers
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