43+ History Of 98.6 Temperature Background. More recently, researchers have known research published last week in elife, shows body temperature has not only dropped since german physician carl reinhold august wunderlich's study. Recent studies have indicated that's too high;
My temperature runs about 99.1 f most of my life, and every time they test my blood they say my white count is up. It is slightly higher for women than for men as well. There is no baseline for humans, and even if there was, it would be closer to 97.7 °f.
If 30 adults are randomly selected, what is the probability that their mean body temperature is less than 98.9°f?
Almost certainly you'd answer 98.6 degrees fahrenheit (37 degrees celsius). Body temperature can vary by sex, size, age, time of day it's taken and other factors. The myth originated in the and it occurred to me very early in my career that this idea that 98.6 was normal, and then if you didn't have a temperature of 98.6, you were somehow. It is slightly higher for women than for men as well.