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Fever and chills
I have fever since last 3 days. It comes and goes. But the fever spikes up suddenly. I suddenly start having chills. Not facing any body aches, headache, or vomit.
Can these be the symptoms for Dengue or malaria?
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Yes these are of viral fever
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Dr. Govind Satheesh
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
- Avoid cold food and water, preferably have hot food and water
- Don't skip meals have a liquid diet containing soups and progressively increase to solid diet as per how you can tolerate.
- Have food rich in vitamin C such as oranges to help build immunity.
- Drink plenty of fluids, drink 3 liters of water per day
- Do salt water gargling with lukewarm water thrice a day
- Do steam inhalation (plain steam) thrice a day and apply vaporub over your chest and nose
- Maintain good personal hygiene(Wash you hands regularly)
- Rest plenty, body heals while at rest
If the condition persists or worsens visit nearest ER at earliest
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kindly consult a physician if u feel worse
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Dr. Diana Borgio
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi.. since the fever is present for more than 3 days with spikes in between I would advise you to consult with a physician so that he can take a proper history and if necessary advise investigations and then start the appropriate treatment
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Consult a physician
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- if fever spikes to more than 100 degree Fahrenheit then u can try tepid sponging with cold water which will bring down the body temperature
- have plenty of fluids( preferably warm water, beverages and soups)
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