A 34-year-old member asked:

Fever can increase respiratory rate?

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Dr. Adam Kinganswered

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 16 years experience

Typicaly - Yes: It is very common for adults and kids to have an elevated respiratory rate when they have a temperature above 101 degrees f.

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A 46-year-old member asked:

Does respiratory rate increase with fever?

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Dr. Kenneth Horlanderanswered

Pulmonology 51 years experience

RR and fever: Fever: yes, it definitely can increase the respiratory rate.

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A 61-year-old female asked:

Have been ill w/ respiratory illness. Wondering when to go back to work. Don't know if fever was present, but none currently. Feel lousy. Fatigue.?

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A 58-year-old female asked:

I have had a respiratory ailment for a week. Most symptoms are gone except a cough, fever that returns at night, lethargy. When is this going away?!

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A 28-year-old male asked:

I am a athlete. I need to exercise. Fever for 3 days. Without any symptoms at all. neither respiratory, nasal, gastro etc. CRP Saturday 45. CRP today Monday still 45. But no fever the last 35 hours. Safe to exercise again? Or is the CRP worrying?

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A 22-year-old male asked:

I have been on amoxicillin for 3 days now and I still have a fever of about 101 should a zpac help my respiratory infection?

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A 17-year-old female asked:

I have severe body aches, fatigue, and a fever but as of now no cough. My doctors think its corona,but Im not sure as I have no cough?? Is it possible to start of covid 19 with no respiratory problems or is it more likely I have something else?

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