A discussion of the origin of the myth that normal body temperature is 98.6, as well as a discussion of what temperature we should use to define the presence of a fever.

Select References (Sorry, some of these are behind a paywall):

Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich and the evolution of clinical thermometry: [ Ссылка ]

Normal oral, rectal, tympanic and axillary body temperature in adult men and women: a systematic literature review: [ Ссылка ]

Individual differences in normal body temperature: longitudinal big data analysis of patient records: [ Ссылка ]

Decreasing human body temperature in the United States since the industrial revolution: [ Ссылка ]

Using Smartphone Crowdsourcing to Redefine Normal and Febrile Temperatures in Adults: Results from the Feverprints Study: [ Ссылка ] (I didn't include discussion of this study specifically, but it's still interesting - and not paywalled!)



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