If you’re not feeling well, it’s understandable to wonder if you have a fever. But if you don’t have a thermometer laying around, that can be a tricky task. Can you tell if you have a fever without a ...

Most commonly, people get chills if they have a fever caused by a bacterial or viral infection. However, causes of chills ...

Whether stemming from a wound, a toothache or an infection like the flu, nearly everyone has experienced the discomfort of having a fever. While fevers can be inconvenient and are sometimes a sign of ...

Chemotherapy is linked to several side effects. Some people experience a fever, often called “chemo fever,” after their treatments. It’s important to seek care for chemo fever. Chemo fevers are ...

When your child has a fever, it can be difficult to determine whether it is serious enough to see a pediatrician. Cindy Gellner, MD, goes over some myths and facts about fevers in children and infants ...

Fever is your body's way of fighting infection. To make your body temperature go up, your metabolism goes into overdrive, which requires calories. You might think that having a fever is bad, but it’s ...

In the Americas alone, almost 10.4 million suspected cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, were reported to the World Health Organization in 2024 as of the first week of July, an increase ...

Juan Carlos Cisneros/AFP via Getty Images / AFP In the Americas alone, almost 10.4 million suspected cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, were reported to the World Health Organization in ...