Definition

• Oral temperature greater than 99.5° F (37.5° C)
• Ear (tympanic) temperature greater than 100.4° F (38.0°C)
• Rectal temperature greater than 100.4°F (38.0°C)
• Forehead temperature strips are unreliable

See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If

• Any other symptom is present with the fever (See that topic; e.g. COLDS, COUGH, SORE THROAT, EARACHE, DIARRHEA, VOMITING, etc.)