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Lancero
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March 19, 2020
One medical oddity that a lot of people might be overlooking in regards to running a fever...
Is lower average body temperatures.
The general recommendations that you grew up with, that 98.6 is a baseline average? That was based on research done in the 1800s, back when people lived a generally more active lifestyle and when healthcare and diet were of poorer quality.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/forget-98-6-humans-now-have-lower-body-temperature-on-average-heres-why
So yeah... If your temperature is 'average' or slightly above, then you may in fact be running a fever and should quarantine yourself.
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