for fever and chills, do you keep warm or remover covers to cool?
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WELL ARE YOU COLD OR HOTT? IF YOUR COLD I WOULD COVER UP AND IF YOUR HOTT I WOULD NOT COVER UP SEE HOW EASY THAT WAS!!!!! FEVERS U SHOULD PROBABLY COVER UP AND BE SLEEPING AND TAKE MEDICINE!!!
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Cold, damp cloth.\nHugs help, too.
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My Father always told me if something hurts you cut it off!!(joke)\nTry cold compress over eyes-or warm beer(a bit more than room temperature only a little glass). hope yer feeling better soon.
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Actually, if you take a shower in cold water it raises your body temperature to compensate for cold to warm your body(which is already too warm.) The best thing you can do is alternate between ibuprophen and acetaminophen(motrin and tylenol). Luke warm shower is the best temperature that wont affect the body tempurature at all, which is what you need to do.
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Anywhere you are comfortable..\n\nAir conditioning won't make you sick.\n\nYou might not want to let it blow directly on you.
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Cool mist is the way to go anymore.  Hot is just a burn hazard for everyone involved.  Also, your doctor may prescribe a nebulizer.  This machine delivers a medicated mist that is inhaled by the child.  It works well for illnesses like this.
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Vick's vapor rub (Mentholatum rub) on your chest\n\na humidifier or vaporiser in the room\n\nand / or stick your head over a bowl of boiling water and put a towel over your head and breathe in the steam (low tech version of a humidifier / vaporiser\n\ndrink plenty of warm liquids (tea with lemon and honey is the favourite but really its the honey that is the best because it is a natural antibiotic)  get well soon! :-D
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warm  and i'm a guy.  \n\n\n(i do have to say this is a good question,  very interesting.)
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yes, and also the water..possibly lowered your resistance to illness. plus heat fever happens...drink more water.
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old wives tale. hate it when people say "don't go out! you're going to get sick!" many times i've gone out of the house on a cold weather, with my hair wet. with temperatures ranging from 10 to 5 degrees farenheit, within a matter of seconds my hair turns to ice. -- but i didn't get sick.\n\ntrue, you can get "colds" -- where in your airways produce more secretions -- because it is our body's way of "humidfying" the airway because the air is usually dry on a cold weather. \n\nmain reasons why you get sick (Fever we're talking here) \nit could be viral... but mostly it's bacterial infection\n\nwhy do we get fevers? bacteria loves body temperature. when your body senses infection, your temperature rises -- this is your body's attempt to kill the bacteria. (they die in hotter temperatures). fever though, has a side effect on our body -- an increase in temperature may not be tolerable to our other organs, like our brain -- so that's why doctors came up with anti-biotics -- these kill the bacteria without. most common misconception about anti-biotics is that they "bring your fever down" it does not... it kills the bacteria, that's why your fever goes down.
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Cold. It's easier for me to get warmer in cold weather than it is to get cool in hot weather. I can't stand hot days.
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i have two great tips:\n\n1. Only go outside when you absolutely have to.\n\n2. Layering your clothing when you go outside helps trap more of your body heat (especially if you're wearing a hat. most of your body heat escapes through your head.)\n\nthat's it.
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According to my professors in medical school the critical point to start treating fever is 103 farenheit.  Otherwise, it is safe to let it burn.  You see, this is one way to let the body take some of the resources that the pathogen would like to use, out of their hands.  Enzymes denature at higher temperatures...enzymes that the bacteria or viruses use to reproduce or create toxins.\n\nIf you decide to treat your fever you should use the classic anti-pyretics (anti-fever).  Tylenol for instance.  Dont use too much.  Monitor your fever and if it gets too high then go to the emergency room.
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get a cool bath\n\nwipe you forehead with a cool cloth\n\nwalk around naked\n\nwear cotton as much as possible and avoid tight clothing\n\nbuy air conditioning\n\nrun cold water on the insides of your wrists  -as the blood is pumped through it actively cools your blood down\n\nemigrate to the north pole\n\nhope you feel better soon :-)
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Ice and Ibuprofen. Make sure you don't put heat on it.
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It depends on the weather and where you live. If you live in a farm area, you should always have extra canned goods on hand in case anything happens, like a snowstorm or your car breaking down. Always keep things on hand that can be opened & eaten without heating. Keep canned milk on hand, so that you have a ready meal with a box of cereal. If your electric goes out, make sure you have flashlights, kerosene lamps and safe candles. If your heat depends on the electric, don't open the door. Put more clothes on and cover up with blankets or comforters. Ususally the electric will be back up within a few hours, but be prepared for a couple of days if you're in a snowstorm. If possible, find someone who heats with wood and bunk with them until the electric is back up. Always have a well stocked medicine cabinet, in case you have a sudden illness or accident. Things to have would be bandaids, cotton balls, cotton swabs, burn cream, antibiotic cream, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, an ace bandage, gauze, first aid tape, apspirin, non-aspirin pain reliever (Tylenol or Ibubrophen), allergy medications--including inhaler, bee sting kit--bees do come alive during the winter too, Epsom salts--for soaking strained muscles & such, Vicks vapo rub, Pepto Bismol, and other things that relate to your particular health & needs. The average home should have the above items anyway, because you never know when you might need them. If you have frostbite, or even think you have it, never rub your skin, and don't rub it with snow. Don't put it in hot water. You want to gently warm the skin, so you don't damage the tissues. Put the skin in cool water, gradually warming it every few minutes. I don't know if these are the top survival tips, but I believe these are things everyone should know. It's good to get some first aid training so that you'll be equipped to be of some use if you or someone you know needs help. There's nothing worse than watching someone you care about struggle, and you can only stand and watch, knowing you could hurt them worse with what you don't know. It's good that you want to know what to do. Take a course at your local hospital or tech school. Just remember, even with all that knowledge, you're not God. There's only so much you can do. The rest is up to Him. <*)))><
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Bundling up when you have a fever is definitely an old wives tale. Children as well as adults should always dress down when you have a fever. A baby should only wear their diaper and maybe a tee shirt and an adult should dress very lightly as well. If you are shivering drape yourself with a light sheet or very light blanket but dont wrap it around and snuggle in.