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Veve | 2 years ago

Quoting Wikipedia, the normal human body temperature range is typically stated as 36.5–37.5 °C (97.7–99.5 °F)

37 is the usual round number given for the body temperature, not 36.

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xxs|2 years ago

>37 is the usual round number given for the body temperature, not 36.

I don't know which country/region that might be, if you look at a picture of hg thermometer - 37 would be marked red (which doesn't make it precise, of course). Young children do have higher body temperature. There is even pharmacy chain 36.6, pretty much any rounding I have ever heard - 36C.

As for quotes, here is another:

Most people probably grew up being told a body’s normal temperature was 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (or 37 degrees Celsius). That widely accepted number originated from a study done in the mid-1800s. But newer studies suggest the average person today actually runs a little cooler than that — somewhere between 97.5 F (36.4 C) and 97.9 F (36.6 C). [0]

[0]: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/body-temperature-what-is-...