Is 37.1 degrees in adults considered a new type of pneumonia infection?

If you have a fever, you must be vigilant because the most contagious infectious disease at the moment is the new coronavirus pneumonia, but in addition to this, common flu, common viral flu, even common bacterial infections, mycoplasma infections can cause fever. In this case, it is necessary to distinguish it from novel coronavirus pneumonia. Since novel coronavirus is the most contagious, screening is needed first. If you have a fever of 37.3°C or higher, you need to go to the relevant fever clinic for screening. But 37.1 ℃ is still recommended to observe at home for a while longer, to the hospital will relatively increase the chances of being infected, but actually unsafe. And people will have a slightly higher body temperature when they are more anxious, drink less water or are on fire. Content source: Dr. You Lai