Why you should take your temperature during an epidemic

Temperature measurement is now a very important tool in the fight against novel coronavirus infections. After being infected with novel coronavirus, the main manifestation may be fever, so temperature measurement is a very simple way to detect patients. However, there are many diseases that can cause fever, for example, common cold can also cause fever, common bacterial pneumonia can also cause fever, and even intestinal infections can also show fever, or urinary tract infections can also show fever. So fever is just a means of screening the patient, but not a means of confirming the diagnosis of the patient, and other means are needed to confirm the diagnosis. However, if there is an inflammatory response, the temperature will usually show a persistent fever. If it is asymptomatic, taking the temperature 1-2 times a day is sufficient. Source: Dr. Yurai