Introduction The traditional normal temperature of 98.6 (37C) is derived from axillary measurements made in 1871. A more recent survey of oral temperatures revealed an average of 98.2 (36.8C) – by this survey, fever was defined as 99 (37.2C) in the early AM and 100 (37.8C) in the evening (Tmin is at 4 – 8:00 […]