Clinical Infectious Disease Process
Four stages (from point of view of the infected individual)
1. Incubation period
2. Prodromal stage
3. Invasion period
4. Convalescence
5 of 7
Fever (Pyrexia)
Rise in body temperature above the
normal i.e oral temperature (37.2oC)
▪ This is NOT a failure of the body to
regulate temperature
▪ The body temperature is being
regulated at a higher level than
normal
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