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What Causes High Temperature Of 105 Fahrenheit With Chills?
I am 63 years old and last night I had a high fever but no way to take but I had hard chills that lasted a good 20 mins.. Tonight my temp spiked to 105 with hard chills. I have no other symptoms but the chills left me exhausted. Should I go to the ER OR WHAT.
Mon, 20 Jul 2015
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Such type of high grade fever may be due to these possibilities , these include:
1 Malaria , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood film for malarial parasite.
2 Viral fever , usually associated with cough and cold with sore throat.
3 Urinary tract infection . Diagnosis can be confirmed urine culture test .
At present no need to any ER but take tylenol and cold sponging . If no relief then consult a physician in routine .
Hope this will be useful for you.
Such type of high grade fever may be due to these possibilities , these include:
1 Malaria , diagnosis can be confirmed by blood film for malarial parasite.
2 Viral fever , usually associated with cough and cold with sore throat.
3 Urinary tract infection . Diagnosis can be confirmed urine culture test .
At present no need to any ER but take tylenol and cold sponging . If no relief then consult a physician in routine .
Hope this will be useful for you.
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