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The Effect of Excessive or Fall of
Body Temperature on Body Activities
Ece Turan, 9A Eng
Biology Project
Human Body Temperature
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“Normal” body temperature is not the same for everyone. Yours could be a whole degree different
than someone else’s. A German doctor in the 19th century set the standard at 37°C, but more
recent studies say the baseline for most people is closer to 36.8°C. For a typical adult, body
temperature can be anywhere from 36°C to 37°C . Babies and children have a little higher range:
36.6°C to 38°C.
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Our temperature doesn’t stay the same all day, and it will vary throughout your lifetime, too. Some
things that cause your temperature to move around during the day include:
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How active you are
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What time of day it is
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Your age and your sex
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What you’ve eaten or had to drink
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Where you are in your menstrual cycle
Excessive Body Temperature (Fever)
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How high is too high when it comes to your
temperature? Any body temperature above 38°C is
considered a fever. You may feel terrible, but a fever isn’t
bad for you. It’s a sign your body is doing what it should
when germs invade. It’s fighting them off.
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However, if your temperature is 39.4°C or higher or if
you’ve had a fever for more than 3 days, call your doctor.
Also call if you have a fever with symptoms like severe
throat swelling, vomiting, headache, chest pain, stiff
neck or rash.
What Causes a Fever?
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Usually, your body is sensing some kind of foreign invader, whether it’s
bacterial or viral. It’s something that’s not supposed to be there. The
hypothalamus in the brain controls body temperature and raises it as a
defense against anything that could be invading the body. The fever isn’t
caused by the invaders themselves but by the body’s response to finding
them there. The foreign particles can’t survive at a temperature above
37°C. It’s too hot for them. The fever is a part of your body’s immune
response, and these are the 12 habits that can boost your immunity.
What is Happening to Your Body?
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A fever affects every part of your body;
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Your heart rate gets faster, and everything responds to a
faster pulse.
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The kidneys have to work harder because the pulse is faster.
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You start to eliminate waste products faster.
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Everything is moving along at a faster rate due to your
metabolism speeding up.
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You also begin to perspire because of the increase in body
temperature.
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Your body gets stressed
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You have weird bladder symptoms
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Calories burn faster
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Fevers can play tricks on your brain (high fevers, typically between 39.4°C, and 41.1°C can cause
hallucinations and confusion)
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Your body craves water
Hypothermia (Fall of Body Temperature)
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If your body loses too much heat, it can be very serious, even fatal.
Hypothermia is when your body temperature goes below 35°C, You might
think of hypothermia as something that only happens when you’re
exposed to extremely cold weather for a long time. But it happens
indoors, too.
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Hypothermia is a special concern for newborns and the elderly. Babies
may not be good at regulating their temperature. They can lose heat
quickly. It’s important to keep them warm. A temperature below 36°C, is
considered too low for babies.
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Older adults can also struggle to keep their body temperature in a normal
range if they’re somewhere with intense air conditioning or there’s not
enough heat.
What is Happening to Your Body?
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Hypothermia may cause even to death;
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When your body temperature drops, your heart, nervous system and other organs can't work normally. If
you are left untreated, hypothermia can lead to complete failure of your heart and respiratory system and
eventually to death..
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Sources
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https://www.webmd.com
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https://health.clevelandclinic.org
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https://www.healthdigest.com/
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/