high fever !!!

Singapore
May 13, 2009 2:35am CST
is it really good to take a bath when you have high fever? i use to cover myself with a blanket until i am sweating when i'm having fever. which is the better way?
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@bloglog (628)
• Singapore
13 May 09
I have never tried taking a bath during high fever. I'm afraid I may catch a cold instead of curing the fever. Same as you, I will take some medicine and cover with blanket if I am having a fever. This will make me perspire, and it is a way of forcing the heat out from my body. Normally I will feel better after the perspiring.
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@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
13 May 09
I think you should have cover yourself with a blanket and take bath. I was told to remove heavy clothes, blankets and use a sponge with water at room temperatire to bring help to bring down my temperature even if it is a hot weather, turn on the fan too and sponge with tap water.
@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
13 May 09
when you have a high fever do not cover yourself or wrapped your self because the heat inside your body wont be able to come out so it is always better to not cover your self and do sponge bath only..but at times at the hospitals they do submerge you in water to remove heat when it is really high.