Chills WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Chills
When the body feels cold it tries to compensate by generating heat. The body will due this by rapidly contracting and relaxing the muscles (shivering). Chills are the combination of this shivering, along with paleness and feeling cold.1
Fast Facts:
- Usually associated with a fever.1
- May occur at the beginning of an infection.1
- Common in young children.1
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Chill, Chilling
- Last update: Sep. 28, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.