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fever

[fee-ver] / ˈfi vər /


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People infected with typhus typically develop symptoms within one to two weeks, which may include a fever, headache, rash and body aches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

A.I. fears reach a fever pitch, Kevin Warsh votes to raise rates, and the SEC allows stocks to trade like crypto.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

OpenAI’s announcement comes as fears over harmful AI reach a fever pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Users also described changes involving body temperature, including chills, feeling unusually cold, hot flashes, and symptoms resembling a fever.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

When the strikes had reached a fever pitch, Katz must have come down here—to what?

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Hantavirus is a rare respiratory disease that is usually spread from infected rodents and can cause respiratory and cardiac distress as well as haemorrhagic fevers.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

FDA chief Marty Makary explained that acetaminophen is the only approved over-the-counter drug to treat high fevers in pregnancy that can damage a fetus, and that “the choice still belongs with parents.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

That advice dismayed physicians, who say that fevers during pregnancy are a greater risk for the unborn and that acetaminophen is safer than alternative fever-reducing medicines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

Their fevers were broken and their stomachs full.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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