Your doctor may order an ESR test to help detect inflammation in your body. This can be useful in diagnosing conditions that cause inflammation, such as autoimmune diseases, cancers, and infections. An ESR test can monitor inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus. Your doctor might also order this test if youâre experiencing fevers, some types of arthritis, or certain muscle problems. The ESR test is rarely performed alone.
March to May heralds Australiaâs autumn, a season of fiery foliage in Canberra and the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. Australiaâs winter, from June to August, offers snow skiing in the Australian Alps. Alternatively, take a winter sun holiday.
Winter in Antarctica occurs, as it does throughout the Southern Hemisphere, in the months of June, July and August, when the continent is in total darkness. The official record, as measured by a thermometer, remains -128.6 degrees, set in Vostok, Antarctica, on July 21, 1983. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the official keepers of world weather records, recognizes only readings measured by thermometers on location, not remotely by satellite.