Hi Dr Keerthi.

I've had a high fever for 7-8 days now, it's accompanied by an achy body and regular sweats. It started last Sunday with a pain and severe headache behind my right eye and has kind of developed in to this constant fever! I have no other symptoms, just tiredness/irritable but no cold or flu symptoms at all.

Factors which may have contributed (I'm not sure but thought I'd give all the facts):

- I recently moved from London to Dubai (2 months ago)
- when I first arrived I got a throat infection and took a course of antibiotics
- the weekend before I woke up with the headache and pain behind my right eye, I had spent a lot of time in the sun (it's about 42 degrees here)

I'm not sure if any of this is linked but this fever's not getting any better. I'm drinking lots of fluids and taking panadol which helps slightly but I feel it's masking the pain and fever rather than curing it.

I've also been to the doctor who said it might be a viral fever but how long can this last?

Can you help?

Thanks,

Cherry