How high is a fever that kills

Can high fever kill a child?

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Yes. You shouldn’t take a high fever lightly. My sister had a high fever as a baby and she is now confined to an institution because the fever “burned out” half of her brain. She is mentally retarded. Cannot see, hear or talk. We …

Can a high fever kill brain cells?

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Yes These viruses can kill the brain cells.If this viral fever is not cared of then it leads to brain fever.The brain fever takes 3-6 months to cure.In serious cases it can lead to death.

When guys get a high fever, is the fever heat enough to kill all …?

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Yes. I cryobank semen, and I once had a slight fever the day before I was going in to make a deposit. I called the sperm bank, and they said that fever causes less motility (i.e., live sperm), so I cancelled the appointment. And I only had …

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Can a really high fever kill sperm?

Q: If a woman has sex then a few days later gets the flu and runs a really high fever and doesnt take her birth control pill for a couple of days can she get pregnant or has the high fever killed the sperm keeping them from incubating inside her? Only serious answers please.

A: I have never heard that. Your temperature would have to be extremely high to kill it and our temps just don’t go high enough to kill them. Also, I believe sperm survives greater in a warmer environment.

Does the high heat your body gives off when you have a high fever enough to kill acne bacteria?

Q: Your body turns hot when you have a fever so that it will “burn” the infection away right? But, does this heat-killing affect the acne bacteria enough to kill it? I noticed that when I have a fever, I never get acne.

A: The difference between your core temperature and the temperature at your skin is significant. I don’t think even a high temperature will raise your skin temperature high enough to affect bacteria there. If it did, during fevers our skin would be sterile and that is never true. Sorry.As for your observation of fever and not getting acne, this is likely to be just a coincidental finding. I think you would have to have a fever for at least a week while the acne clears up to be able to make some connection between the two occurrences.

Can high fever kill a child?

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A: Yes. You shouldn’t take a high fever lightly. My sister had a high fever as a baby and she is now confined to an institution because the fever “burned out” half of her brain. She is mentally retarded. Cannot see, hear or talk. We don’t even know if she can detect that we exist when we are around her. I have children and if they have a fever of 104 or higher for more than 12 to 24 hours I take them to the doctor. Better to be safe than sorry.