as in diseases
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that
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Recent Examples of fevers
Multiple reports indicate that people with the disease are presenting with flu-like symptoms, including headaches, fevers, and breathing difficulties.
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Dave Wessner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The illness often begins with mild symptoms, with fevers, chills, vomiting and headaches.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Symptoms for mild cases included headaches and fevers.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
In the original cancer trials, some patients suffered high fevers, plunging blood pressure, and trouble breathing days after a CAR-T infusion.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Symptoms in infected animals include high fevers, mouth ulcers and swollen heads.
—Léa Pernelle, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Symptoms of invasive listeriosis typically begin two weeks after eating contaminated food and include fevers, headaches and flu-like symptoms like muscle aches and fatigue.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Among the 10 likely cases, nine patients had facial swelling, six had muscle aches and pains, and four had fevers, the CDC said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
At least six family members developed symptoms such as fevers, headache, stomach pain, diarrhea, muscle pain and swelling around the eyes, the CDC said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Dave Wessner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The illness often begins with mild symptoms, with fevers, chills, vomiting and headaches.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Symptoms for mild cases included headaches and fevers.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
In the original cancer trials, some patients suffered high fevers, plunging blood pressure, and trouble breathing days after a CAR-T infusion.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Symptoms in infected animals include high fevers, mouth ulcers and swollen heads.
—Léa Pernelle, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Symptoms of invasive listeriosis typically begin two weeks after eating contaminated food and include fevers, headaches and flu-like symptoms like muscle aches and fatigue.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Among the 10 likely cases, nine patients had facial swelling, six had muscle aches and pains, and four had fevers, the CDC said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
At least six family members developed symptoms such as fevers, headache, stomach pain, diarrhea, muscle pain and swelling around the eyes, the CDC said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fevers
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Inflammatory diseases that bacopa may help treat include rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Alex Yampolsky, Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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Such potential threats, in the worst of scenarios, can accelerate the rate at which diseases spread.William A. Haseltine, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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Since then, there have been another four incidences in Connecticut, including one in October, for a total of 39 human illnesses from raw milk contamination in Connecticut caused by pathogens.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 13-category scale is based on the percentage of doctor's visits that were for influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) in the previous week.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the illness has an overall worldwide mortality rate of a little less than 1 percent—much higher than common ailments like the flu.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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But because Murphy frequently struggled with ailments, her comments weren't taken seriously, Sharon told The Hollywood Reporter.Alex Gurley, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Nobody inside the Minnesota Wild locker room was trying to insult anybody’s intelligence by claiming a 1-goal win Monday night over the worst team in the NHL completely cured their recent ills.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The report also outlined recommendations for healing communities wracked by the social ills wrought by the schools, for revitalizing language and cultural support, for reunifying families, for reforms in tribal community education and for steps to reduce violence in tribal communities.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Fevers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fevers. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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