Sources
- Seattle Children's Hospital, "Fever — Myths Versus Facts" — the per-site cutoffs, "most fevers with infections stay below 104°F (40°C)", and the 108°F (42°C) brain-damage line
- StatPearls, "Physiology, Fever" — pyrogens, PGE2, and the hypothalamic set-point
- Schmitt BD, "Fever phobia: misconceptions of parents about fevers," Am J Dis Child, 1980 — 94% believed fever caused side effects
- Crocetti, Moghbeli & Serwint, "Fever phobia revisited," Pediatrics, 2001 — 91% feared harm; 32% seizure, 21% brain damage, 14% death
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Sullivan & Farrar, "Fever and Antipyretic Use in Children," Pediatrics, 2011 — no evidence fever itself worsens illness
- NHS, "High temperature (fever) in children" — the under-3-months 38°C and 3–6-months 39°C lines, the non-blanching rash, and "trust your instincts"
- John Withals, A Shorte Dictionarie for Yonge Begynners, 1574 — "Fasting is a great remedy of fever", the printed form of the folk saying
Read end to end and corrected: August 9, 2026. Numbers checked: August 9, 2026.