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fever

[fee-ver] / ˈfi vər /


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Patients quickly develop a fever and headache and feel weak, and then rapidly progress to shortness of breath, chest pain, cough and sometimes bloody or watery mucus, according to the CDC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some victims suffer headaches, nausea, fever, diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal cramps so sharp that a friend calls them “knives in the stomach.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

While no danger to humans, Bluetongue can cause fever, swelling, lameness, birth defects and difficulty eating for cows and particularly sheep.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"They had fever, they had rashes. Many were undernourished."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Soldiers died in combat, from wounds, and most often from epidemics of infectious diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever, or measles.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Health officials say the sick passengers have symptoms like fevers along with gastrointestinal and respiratory issues.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

His fevers were so bad that he insisted on sleeping in the rain, and he writhed in pain "like he'd been thrown in hot oil", says his mother, Sughra.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

There was Kent Brantly, 27, a family physician who, owing to the grueling hours and oppressive African heat, had lost 30 pounds even before he succumbed to hemorrhagic fevers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

"There are children who are starting to get fevers, and there's no medicine."

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

By the time I was ten, that particular fire had been forgotten by most, replaced by other dark days: mudslides, fevers, droughts, more fires.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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