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What Causes On And Off Fever, Fatigue And Loss Of Appetite?

I have had fever on and off for two weeks, dizziness (mild), and fatigue, coupled with loss of appetite. My appetite seems to increase only if there are vegetables around. I live off grid in a jungalo in an econimcally depressed area of Hawaii. This is significant because there are a lot of rats where I live, and we ve had trouble keeping them off the dishes. Recently I was exposed to a woman with a severe chest infection and she said it took her a month to beat her sickness, but I have had no coughing syndromes just fatigue and fever. The fever can run through my whole body with even my legs becoming hot to the touch. It comes and goes with bouts lasting up to half an hour and then fading back to normal with rest. Ocasionally I get the chills. Any ideas?
Wed, 23 Sep 2015
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Thanks to HCM
I can understand your concern

yes ,the surroundings where you are living may be suspicious your illhealth
the rats may contaminate the food material or rat bites may be the cause for this

I would like to suggest plz undergo once the investigations like CBP.ESR,fever profile .so we will come to know the type of fever and cause of fatigue ,loss of appetite

plz you can use antipyretics like paracetamol 500mg for fever and to prevent secondary infection take antibiotic like cefixime 200mg for 5 days

drink plenty of liquids ,monitor the temperature ,
having a chest x ray leads to better diagnosis

don't worry ,try to reduce population of rats in your home .. ok
add appetizer like aristozyme for loss of appetite . ok

protect yourself from contact of rats .. ok
it will subside slowly
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What Causes On And Off Fever, Fatigue And Loss Of Appetite?

Thanks to HCM I can understand your concern yes ,the surroundings where you are living may be suspicious your illhealth the rats may contaminate the food material or rat bites may be the cause for this I would like to suggest plz undergo once the investigations like CBP.ESR,fever profile .so we will come to know the type of fever and cause of fatigue ,loss of appetite plz you can use antipyretics like paracetamol 500mg for fever and to prevent secondary infection take antibiotic like cefixime 200mg for 5 days drink plenty of liquids ,monitor the temperature , having a chest x ray leads to better diagnosis don t worry ,try to reduce population of rats in your home .. ok add appetizer like aristozyme for loss of appetite . ok protect yourself from contact of rats .. ok it will subside slowly