37.2 degrees is not considered a fever in medical terms. The normal human axillary body temperature is between 36 and 37 degrees. The human body temperature is controlled by the cerebral cortex and the hypothalamus thermoregulatory center, which maintains the balance between heat production and heat loss, and is constant within a range. When the body is infected with bacteria or viruses and inflammation occurs in the body, fever will occur. A body temperature of more than 37.4 degrees is known medically as a fever or fever. The most common causes of fever, in addition to viral and bacterial infections, can be seen after strenuous exercise or a full meal, but the body temperature does not fluctuate by more than 1 degree.