and i absently mindedly fried his SAF issued digital thermometer
by washing them in water. 
nevermind the thermometer..
how is he?
btw, fever don't follow the "chinese" way of sweating it out by
covering him in blankets.. if the fever goes up, his brain will
start to cook and there'll be brain damage...
even if it causes shivering, must keep him cool, make him drink
lots of cool water to cool the system... mostly cool the blood
going to the brain by putting cool wet towels on the carotid
arteries of the neck... and maintain the cold temperatures on the
towels as they will heat up quickly...
