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fever

[fee-ver] / ˈfi vər /


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A total of 285 patients in the DRC have recovered, while 304 suspected cases of the viral haemorrhagic fever are under investigation.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

In more severe cases, symptoms include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, vision loss, paralysis and coma.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

This allowed them to identify traces of several pathogens, including Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, and Borrelia recurrentis, which causes louse borne relapsing fever.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Brick workers often fall ill with fever, nausea and vomiting in the summer months, cutting into their earnings, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

She has bouts of fever and open sores.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Aspirin was introduced in 1899 for fevers and aches, and it quickly became one of the world’s most widely used drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

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

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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