doctor. Here are some simple ways to bring your temperature down without medicine. You

will need A bed or couch for sleeping Water A bathtub Washcloths Two pair of socks A thermostat

and a thermometer. Step 1. Your body is running a high temperature because of an infection,

so get plenty of rest. This lets your body concentrate fully on fighting the infection.

Step 2. Drinking a lot of water – 10 8-ounce glasses a day at least when you're sick – keeps

your body hydrated, and will also lower your internal temperature. Step 3. Take a nice

lukewarm bath. Not too hot, which could escalate the fever, and not too cold, which could shock

your system. This will lower your skin temperature gradually. Avoid cooling off the body too

quickly, or you won't rid yourself of the infection your body is fighting. Step 4. Place

cool – not cold – washcloths on the wrists, under the arm, on the forehead, and over the

groin. Using cool, damp rags over these four key areas will slowly cool the body. Step

5. While you're putting cool rags over various body parts, put a pair of cool, damp socks

on your feet, with a dry pair over the top. This lets your ankles cool while still allowing

you to walk around. Step 6. Even though a person running a fever may feel cold, do not

overheat the home. Instead, keep the house at a moderate temperature of 70 to 74 degrees.

Step 7. A person running a fever should not wear heavy clothes or wrap themselves in heavy

blankets. Doing so makes it difficult for the body to shed extra heat; instead, wear

light clothing. Step 8. If these remedies don't work and a baby less than 3 months old

is running a temperature of more than 101 degrees, or a child or adult's temperature

is over 103 degrees, see a doctor. Did you know Fever is also known as Pyrexia, which

comes from the Greek word meaning fire.