Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the industrial revolution

Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by TheFattestNinja on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:24PM (#22003236)

As a child (Italy) I was taught that the temperature measured outside the body (armpit) would be usually 0.5C lower than the one measure inside the body (rectum, mouth).

The threshold for "fever" as reported on all old mercury-based thermometers was exactly 37C and that was referring to the "inside" termperature.

So 36.6 outside would definitely be considered onset of mild fever, not normal. 36.6 inside would be a-ok

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by Izkata on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:51PM (#22004192)

Yes, this is how we do it in the US as well: from under the armpit, add 1 degree (F) to get the true temperature, which should be about 98.6

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