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Body temp of my son
My son s body temp is 98.8 orally and 97.9 under armpit ..yesterday it was 99.2 orally and 98.4 under armpit.What to do?Is it a fever?
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No...it's normal temperature...
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if axillary temperature more than 99.4F then only it's called fever...
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so get relaxed..
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Temperature more than 99.5 deg F in the axilla is fever
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