as in diseases
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that
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Recent Examples of fevers
In deer, the disease can cause fevers and swelling of the head and neck, sending infected deer to water sources.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
Both infections and uncontrolled fevers during pregnancy have been linked to higher rates of autism.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Weeks or months after getting infected some may experience fevers, body aches, headache, rashes or loss of appetite.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Measles also causes fevers and red, watery eyes and can lead to complications such as pneumonia or, in rare cases, brain damage and death.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
They are associated with fevers, chills, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, pregnancy, or a postpartum or immunocompromising condition.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
In addition to cankers and fevers, patients may get swollen lymph nodes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
The disease is marked by high fevers and a telltale rash and can cause severe complications in some, including younger children.
—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
Both infections and uncontrolled fevers during pregnancy have been linked to higher rates of autism.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Weeks or months after getting infected some may experience fevers, body aches, headache, rashes or loss of appetite.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Measles also causes fevers and red, watery eyes and can lead to complications such as pneumonia or, in rare cases, brain damage and death.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
They are associated with fevers, chills, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, pregnancy, or a postpartum or immunocompromising condition.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
In addition to cankers and fevers, patients may get swollen lymph nodes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
The disease is marked by high fevers and a telltale rash and can cause severe complications in some, including younger children.
—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fevers
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Parents will be especially alarmed and this will place terrible burdens on pediatricians who will need to assuage their worries in order to provide important protections against serious and sometimes fatal diseases.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nurabot is currently being piloted in Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, on a ward that treats diseases associated with the lungs, face and neck, including lung cancer and asthma.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Children suffering from malnutrition can be more susceptible to contracting other illnesses, and children with preexisting conditions can be more vulnerable to becoming malnourished, experts say.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Childhood illnesses had severely weakened her own heart.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Practitioners and patients alike have realized that there is no magical pill that treats all ailments for everyone.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Brock Purdy has shoulder and toe ailments and will sit out at least the next two games.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pathogens in human poop can remain active for a long time – over a year in outdoor environments – meaning that waste left behind today can cause severe gastrointestinal disease and other sicknesses for future visitors.—
B. Derrick Taff,
The Conversation,
29 Aug. 2025
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One dares to hope that Hollywood, for all its current ills, may finally be turning a corner, reverting back to when new ideas were held at a premium.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their assessments, desegregation and the passage of time have cured all of America’s racial ills.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Fevers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fevers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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