Pyrexia

Pyrexia is controlled hyperthermia, which is a common medical sign characterised by an elevation of temperature above 37.5 C°. It is usually caused by: Infectious disease, for instance cold, flue and HIV virus. Various skin inflammations, for instance boils and abscesses. Immunological diseases, autoimmune disease (the person’s white blood cells attack tissues) e.g. inflammatory bowel […]