How to check if you have a fever without using a thermometer
1 Recognize and check for signs of fever To see if your body has a fever, you can identify it by doing the following: Check your forehead and neck This is the first common test where you don't need a thermometer when determining your feverish body temperature. Use the back of your hand (not the palm of your hand) to check the forehead and neck area for a warmer feeling than usual? Does the skin look red? Fever will cause the skin on the cheeks and face to turn red, you should observe. However, for people with darker skin, it is difficult to notice. Tired face, not awake Fever is also often accompanied by symptoms that make the face more tired and lethargic. Especially, with young children, you can easily recognize when they are often upset, crying about feeling tired, weak, anorexia or refusing to play. Body ache You ask if the person with the fever feels pain or not? Often pain in the muscles and joints, even headaches. Thirsty When a person has a fever...