Dreams are awe-inspiring phenomena that remain a mystery despite being well-researched by scientists. While they seem to have some basis in our realities, the events of our dreams make little sense and are quite random.<\/p>\n
When we get sick, many of us develop fevers to fight off infection. During a fever, you may expect regular symptoms, such as chills, exhaustion, muscle ache, and headaches;\u00a0but one symptom you may not expect is vivid, intense nightmares\u2014otherwise known as \u201cfever dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n
In our post, we discuss fever dreams and talk about why we tend to have unpleasant dreams when our bodies sleep off sickness.<\/p>\n
When your body is combating illness, you may experience a fever dream.\u00a0Fevers occur\u00a0when your body\u2019s temperature exceeds the average 97 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit. Once your body temperature spikes 2 degrees higher than average you\u2019re considered \u201cfeverish;\u201d but typically, spikes over 3 and four degrees, or anything over at least 101 degrees Fahrenheit, is considered a true fever.<\/p>\n
As a result of your immune system fighting off pathogens, heat-sensitive microorganisms, your body temperature rises to kill these harmful invaders. Viruses, heat exhaustion, a bacterial infection are all common causes of a fever. Certain medications, tumors, and immunizations can also ignite a fever.<\/p>\n