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Richard says she was diagnosed in 2010 with anemia, a low white blood cell count and arthralgia, or joint stiffness caused by overuse, sprains and infections such as rheumatic fever and chickenpox.—Ayana Archie, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024 They are often diagnosed with arthritis, arthralgias or myalgias.—Richard Sima, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 In those who do show symptoms, though, the systemic form typically causes flu-like symptoms including chills, fever, arthralgia (joint pain), and muscle pain, the CDC says.—Korin Miller, Health.com, 26 Aug. 2019 Systemic illness may include chills, fever, malaise, arthralgia and myalgia, and last up to two weeks.—Fox News, 16 Aug. 2019 Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, weakcills, muscle spasms, arthralgias, and a sense of malaise.—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 27 June 2018
Word History
Etymology
probably borrowed from French arthralgie, from arthr-arthr- + -algie-algia
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