Is it possible to have a fever of 116 degrees F.? ?

Question

whats the highest fever you can get?

Answer 1

no you would burn  

Answer 2

Yeah. if you're on fire!

Answer 3

Yes, but then you'd be dead. Or at least braindead.

Answer 4

Uhhh no... A fever of 104 degrees F is life threatening. 116 is kinda pushing the limit.

Answer 5

body temp can get that high but you would be on the verge of death or brain dead at that point.

Answer 6

No, that would kill you or leave you in a vegetative state. The highest I've ever seen without brain damage is 108F

Answer 7

At 106 degrees your body starts shutting down, by 110 you'd be dead.

Answer 8

no u would die...probably like 107

Answer 9

Seems like I read somewhere that some people who

had been found near death stranded in the desert had

incredibly high body temperatures, but they had to

pack them in ice right away before their brain was

damaged to death. You may find it if you Google

search "highest human body temperature recorded".

As for fevers they serve a purpose. I believe in and

use homeopathic medicine and the human body has

the ability to jack up its own temperature for a reason.

Many viruses and disease organisms die when the

temperature of the bloodstream goes over 102-103,

and even the worst are mostly killed when the temp

goes above that. However extremely high fevers can

kill. But it's the built-in disease-fighting reflex of the

miracle machine human body to use fever to throw

off sickness. Sometimes doctors put too much

emphasis on reducing fever and that gives the virus

or infection a better chance to get worse.

Try this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthermi...

OK the Guinness Book Of World Records lists a man

named Willie Jones had the highest body temp ever

recorded for a person who survived, 115.7. He had a

heat stroke and was in the hospital for 24 days, but

recovered completely.

Answer 10

haha interesting question. I had no idea :) get better soon

Answer 11

Once you hit 105F, you should seek medical attention. By 108F, most people can end up having a heat stroke.  

Answer 12

nah. i don't think so because you would die if i think you go over 105. i think or sumthing like that.

Answer 13

NO

Answer 14

107 is usually death

Answer 15

Not to live and tell about.  I would guess not more than 106 to 107 degrees.

Answer 16

Somewhere around 107 degrees. Your body heats up in order to kill off viruses and diseases, but that also means that it can kill off good cells. The hotter your body gets, the more good cells that are being killed off.

When your body becomes too hot, then it usually results in death.

Answer 17

please don't tell me you have a fevor of 116 and you're on Y!A and not in the emergency room!