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You can assess a fever based on symptoms without a thermometer while also looking at potential causative factors. So things to look out for are feeling extremely hot causing whole body sweats, followed by feeling insatiably cold, requiring layers of bedding and experiencing whole body shaking (rigors).
Fever detection via temporal artery measurement at home is also possible with use of the Exergen TAT-2000C Temporal Thermometer. 15 The thermometer takes 1,000 readings per second as it is stroked across the forehead, selecting the most accurate as the patient's temperature.