A high fever in older children and adults is a temperature of 102.4 F or greater. Fevers above 105.8 F are termed "hyperpyrexia" and can be seen with brain dysfunction, severe infections ...

For identification of the strain of the virus causing brain fever, 310 samples of blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid have been sent to the National Institute of Virology. A species of Culex ...

In about 1% of people, the infection spreads from the lungs to other body parts, including skin, bones, joints or brain (meningitis). Valley fever does not spread from person to person or between ...

can cause brain damage. It's very rare for the body temperature to climb this high. It only happens if the air temperature is very high. An example is a child left in a closed car during hot weather.

What is acute rheumatic fever? Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with a streptococcus bacteria (such as in strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can ...

Typically, dengue causes a severe flu-like illness with high fever, headache, and severe body and joint pains. Most patients recover from dengue infections. A more dangerous form of dengue ...

Even if the seizure is over, any young child who has a seizure with fever should be seen by a doctor to make sure they do not have a brain infection, such as meningitis. Febrile seizures cannot be ...