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What Can Cause Fever, Chills, Shortness Of Breath And Body Ache?

Last night while taking a bath, I got chills,shaking, fever, short of breath and dizzy,body aching, my head felt like it was going to explode. My husband took my temp it was 102.9, this lasted for about 30 min, took a Bayer asprin and everything seem to be ok. I am a 37 yr old Afro American female, and I keep headaches.Any ideas what was going on
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Sudden onset breathlessness, fever, chills, headache etc are seen commonly with heart diseases like hypertension, acute heart failure, pulmonary embolism etc.
So better to consult cardiologist and get done
1. Blood pressure monitoring
2. Ecg
3. 2d echo
4. Stress test
5. CT pulmonary angiography.
If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart related diseases for your symptoms.
Sometimes, simple viral fever can also cause similar symptoms. So drink plenty of fluids orally and keep your self hydrated. Do warm water gargles 5-6 times a day. Take antihistamine and anti inflammatory drugs.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Can Cause Fever, Chills, Shortness Of Breath And Body Ache?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Sudden onset breathlessness, fever, chills, headache etc are seen commonly with heart diseases like hypertension, acute heart failure, pulmonary embolism etc. So better to consult cardiologist and get done 1. Blood pressure monitoring 2. Ecg 3. 2d echo 4. Stress test 5. CT pulmonary angiography. If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart related diseases for your symptoms. Sometimes, simple viral fever can also cause similar symptoms. So drink plenty of fluids orally and keep your self hydrated. Do warm water gargles 5-6 times a day. Take antihistamine and anti inflammatory drugs. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.