Tuberculosis Topic Guide

Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis (TB) describes an infectious disease that has plagued humans since the Neolithic times. Two organisms cause tuberculosis-Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis. Physicians in ancient Greece called this illness "phthisis" ...

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Fever in Children Fever is defined as a rectal temperature over 100.4 F or 38.0 C. Fever isn't life-threatening unless it is persistently high -- greater than 107 F rectal temperature. Fever is usually caused by an infection. Treatment focuses on controlling the temperature, preventing dehydration, and monitoring for serious illness.