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In America, '''98.6''' degrees [[Fahrenheit]] is widely believed to be the "normal"healthy core body temperature for an adult [[human]]. 

This belief is based upon one German study which found the [[mean]] body temperature of the study subjects, when [[rounding|rounded]] to two [[significant digit]]s, to be 37 degrees [[Celsius]]. This is 98.6 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale.

In reality, the expected normal core body temperature for an adult is expected to lie within a range of possible values. Although the exact range varies by source, one commonly cited normal range is 36.4 - 37.1&deg; C (97.6 - 98.8&deg; F).

'''98.6''' is also the title of a 1967 hit single and LP record by "Keith" (a.k.a. James Barry Keefer, now legally changed to Bazza Keefer), which equates love, good health, and the temperature 98.6&deg; F.

Non-American cultures do not share America's fascination with the overly precise figure of 98.6. In Russia the figure 36.6&deg; C has acheived a similar mythic status. According to the Russian pharamaceutical chain named 36.6, "36.6 is the ideal body temperature in Centigrade for healthy adults and children."  36.6&deg; C equals 97.88&deg; F.


==External links==
*[http://hypertextbook.com/facts/LenaWong.shtml Temperature of a Healthy Human (Body Temperature)]
*[http://www.keith986.com Keith's big hit]
*[http://www.pharmacychain366.com/company/  36.6 Pharmacy Chain]

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