My husband has been feeling 101.0 temp, chills, no appetite, back pain and he won t go to emergency room. He had these same symptoms before and we went Yale New Haven hosp emergency room. They gave him blood tests and CAT scan but they were never able to give him a reason for his discomfort. He stayed several hours and his temp finally was normal but we never knew what caused this problem. This has happened to him several times since he was 20ish. He is 71 now. He had two back operations and there is a a heredity health issue in his family with ankylosing spondilitis. A blood test indicated he was positive for that disease but was never sure if it was a problem for him. I tried to check symptoms for menigitis but had trouble getting info. Do you know what his problem may be and should I try to talk him into going to the emergency room? Thank you for any advice you can give.