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Flu, viral fever, and COVID-19 all cause fever and respiratory symptoms, but key differences in onset, symptom patterns, ...

Influenza activity is currently high in California, with a significant number of flu-related hospitalizations and deaths reported this season. Fever is the body's natural response to fight off ...

Valley fever infections are on the rise across California, public health officials say. Dry, hot weather across the state — combined with heavy winter rains — make the perfect recipe for an increasing ...

The primary culprit behind fever blisters is the herpes simplex virus, specifically HSV-1. This highly contagious virus is easily transmitted through close personal contact, such as kissing or sharing ...

FDG-PET/CT helped establish a final diagnosis in a 9-year-old boy with fever of unknown origin. a, b: FDG-PET scans; c, e: low-dose CT; d, f: fused FDG-PET/CT. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/Eur. J. Nucl. Med.

Three-day fever is one of the mild illnesses that children usually encounter early on. FITBOOK explains how parents should respond in case of an infection and what they need to watch out for. Usually ...

Rheumatic fever (RF) is a fairly rare inflammatory condition in developed countries that can develop as a complication of untreated strep throat caused by group A streptococcal infections. It ...

We've all experienced illness in the form of the flu or a cold. While sometimes these illnesses may be mild, other times they are accompanied by a fever. While most of the time our fever will decrease ...