Show I I Temperature Even By Rembert Benjamin MD M.D. We often hear people remark that their temperature usually runs a little low or a little high rather than consistently within the normal range of 98 to degrees Fahrenheit This generally generally gen gen- is a misconception and may often contribute toward negligence for the proper attention attention atten atten- tion lion to a potentially serious con con- A DAILY elevation of temperature temperature tem tem- particularly in the afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- has a very significant meaning for the consideration of many different types of in in- Foremost among these are tuberculosis undulant fever various forms of typhoid fever infectious mononucleosis i s or glandular fever and countless other minor low low- grade infections MANY serious systemic diseases dis dis- cases eases such as malignancies of the blood cells and glandular 1 system cancer in general excessive excessive excessive ex ex- thyroid gland activity and rheumatic fever are initially initial initial- ly y recognized by the persistence persistence persis persis- tence fence of a slightly elevated temperature Certainly high f faver ver of short duration with other accompanying accompanying accompanying ac ac- companying evidence of an an acute infectious disease process process pro pro- cess should give one little cause for concern when the fever promptly returns to normal normal normal nor nor- mal following a routine period of treatment and rest IN MOST people and with very few exceptions the body temperature is a result of a avery avery avery very sensitive regulatory mechanism mechanism mech mech- involving a complex chain of metabolic reactions and an extremely vital temperature temperature tem tem- control center within the central nervous system This bal balance nce very rarely results results re re- suits in a physiological be temperature consistently above degrees Consequent 1 y temperature elevation affords an excellent means for everyone everyone everyone every every- one to recognize an insidious development of a disease which might otherwise go unaccounted ed for a dangerous period of time |