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This could be the reason why the tot’s blood was checked for malaria. Cold weather does not directly cause fever, but may ...

Feeling warmer than usual? Learn how to tell if you have a fever, what a fever might mean for you and your baby, and how to ...

The primary culprit behind fever blisters is the herpes simplex virus, specifically HSV-1. This highly contagious virus is easily transmitted through close personal contact, such as kissing or sharing ...

A fever has always been somewhat of a "red flag" symptom when it comes to illness — and concern over fever has increased over the last few years with the COVID-19 pandemic, given that it's one of the ...

FDG-PET/CT helped establish a final diagnosis in a 9-year-old boy with fever of unknown origin. a, b: FDG-PET scans; c, e: low-dose CT; d, f: fused FDG-PET/CT. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/Eur. J. Nucl. Med.

Valley fever infections are on the rise across California, public health officials say. Dry, hot weather across the state — combined with heavy winter rains — make the perfect recipe for an increasing ...

Rheumatic fever (RF) is a fairly rare inflammatory condition in developed countries that can develop as a complication of untreated strep throat caused by group A streptococcal infections. It ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Hodgkin disease and leukemia may cause chills due to increased white blood cell ...