There are additional options available. to rpm which are detailed in the rpm(8) man page. The contents of the rpm(8) man. page should be thoroughly understood by the System Administrator. Return to: RedHawk Linux Frequently Asked Questions.
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).
Basal Thermometer vs. Regular Thermometer. Whereas typical fever thermometers measure to the tenths place of a degree, basal thermometers measure to the hundredth place. This additional increment provides a more accurate measure, better for measuring the subtle changes in basal body temperature.