Is 37.1 degrees considered a fever?

  37.1℃ is not considered fever is within the normal range. Normal body temperature varies slightly depending on the test site. Oral temperature is 36.3℃-37.2℃, rectal temperature is 36.3℃-37.5℃, and axillary temperature is 36.1℃-37℃.  If the usual measured body temperature are 37.1℃, it is a normal body temperature. The human body temperature is controlled by the cerebral cortex and the hypothalamus thermoregulatory center, and the specific temperature varies from person to person, but it does not vary too much. In addition, the basal body temperature may rise after eating, exercising, or after ovulation or pregnancy, which are all normal physiological phenomena and are not considered fever. Although 37.1℃ is a normal body temperature and is not considered a fever, if it is combined with other symptoms such as fever, chills, sneezing, nasal congestion, dizziness, headache, cough, coughing and other symptoms, you should monitor your body temperature, drink more water, keep warm and give symptomatic treatment for other symptoms.  Patients who have a body temperature of 37.1°C and are unwell are advised not to take antipyretics immediately. In clinical practice, antipyretics should be used only if the body temperature is higher than 38.5℃.