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With intermittent fever, the temperature is elevated but falls to normal (37.2°C or below) each day, while in a remittent fever the temperature falls each day but not to normal. In these two patterns the amplitude of temperature change is more than 0.3°C and less than 1.4°C.
emittent fever the temperature falls each day but not to normal. In these two patterns the amplitude of temperature change is more than 0.3°C and less than 1.4°C.
A remittent fever is similar to a continuous fever because the person has an elevated temperature for a period of 24 hours. The main difference is that the fluctuation in the temperature is over 1 degree Celsius and can either go higher or lower. However, the fever gradually decreases over a period of time.
With intermittent fever, the temperature is elevated but falls to normal (37.2°C or below) each day, while in a remittent fever the temperature falls each day but not to normal. In these two patterns the amplitude of temperature change is more than 0.3°C and less than 1.4°C.
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