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What type of fever is characterized by the body temperature alternating regularly between fever and normal or sub-normal?
What type of fever is characterized by the body temperature alternating regularly between fever and normal or sub-normal?
- Remittent fever
- Constant fever
- Intermittent fever (correct)
- Relapsing fever
Which type of fever fluctuates more than 2°C above normal but does not return to normal between fluctuations?
Which type of fever fluctuates more than 2°C above normal but does not return to normal between fluctuations?
- Crisis fever
- Relapsing fever
- Remittent fever (correct)
- Constant fever
In which type of fever does the body temperature remain elevated and fluctuate less than 2°C?
In which type of fever does the body temperature remain elevated and fluctuate less than 2°C?
- Intermittent fever
- Lyses fever
- Constant fever (correct)
- Crisis fever
What occurs in relapsing fever?
What occurs in relapsing fever?
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Which type of fever features a sudden and dramatic drop to normal temperature?
Which type of fever features a sudden and dramatic drop to normal temperature?
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Types of Fever
- Intermittent Fever: Body temperature cycles between fever and normal or sub-normal values at regular intervals.
- Remittent Fever: Temperature fluctuates by more than 2°C above normal without reaching normal levels in between fluctuations.
- Constant Fever: Elevated body temperature remains stable, fluctuating less than 2°C.
- Relapsing Fever: Fever resolves for at least a day before recurring episodes occur.
- Crisis Fever: Characterized by a sudden and dramatic drop in temperature, quickly returning to normal.
- Lyses Fever: Fever decreases gradually, showing a slow return to normal temperature rather than an abrupt change.
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