Fever Atypical

Atypical fever is a disease that occurs as a result of an infection entering the body that causes an increase in body temperature. In this case, the disease develops quickly and vividly. This type of fever is often called "Saturday Night Fever."

Atypical fever is caused by various microorganisms, for example, influenza viruses or tuberculosis microbacteria. The effect of their toxins on the human immune system can cause the development of a general reaction of the body and an inflammatory process, accompanied by a significant increase in temperature. A febrile state during influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections is associated with the development of an infectious process in the human body. With the development of a banal ARVI, the temperature can rise for a short time to 37.5-38˚C. This is enough to maintain a sufficient level of the body's immune defense. However, atypical influenza is characterized by a wave-like course of the disease, when after a rise in temperature in the first days of the disease, it drops to normal values, but after 2-4 days it rises again.

Microbes and viruses that cause the development of a lysinfluenza-like febrile reaction have different mechanisms of influence on the human body. However, the general consequence of their exposure is a fairly pronounced toxic effect that damages the central nervous system. Changes in brain structures characteristic of atypical influenza significantly affect the patient’s condition. The involvement of the most important structures of the nervous system in the pathological process forms a set of symptoms that manifest themselves in the form of fever with a significant duration of the period of elevated temperature. Rarely, fever associated with atypical influenza is accompanied by chills or a gradual onset of significant fever. On the contrary, the prodromal period often ends with a chill-like increase in temperature and muscle pain. And only then does the temperature gradually rise, reaching a maximum within a few hours, which resembles an acute respiratory viral infection. In a typical form of ARVI, the fever can last for 6-7 days, but with atypical influenza the fever lasts much longer, sometimes at least 14 days.

The fever process is accompanied by an increase in the body's production of specific antibodies, which help fight infection. Therefore, depending on the specific cause of the fever (virus, microbacteria), atypical febrile reactions may develop symptoms of malaise, weakness, loss of appetite, etc. An overactive immune system can also lead to sweating and joint pain.

Sometimes mild cases of fever occur without the child developing any active symptoms. The severity of the febrile syndrome can be different for all fevers, hence a high body temperature can be a clear sign of the disease.

Prevention of atypical fever is to strengthen the immune system. To do this, it is necessary to be vaccinated against the main pathogens in a timely manner. There are several types of flu vaccines. Vaccination can reduce the likelihood of the most severe forms of the disease. A vaccinated person does not become ill with a viral disease and does not infect others. The absence of a severe form of the disease helps create a large number of immune cells, thanks to which the body becomes resistant to infections. Seasonal flu vaccines cover the strains that circulate at certain times of the year that season. There are two types of specific vaccines