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A member asked:
Can you still have an ongoing fever with a viral illness?
5 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Yes: Fever can manifest as a symptom of a viral infection, bacterial and even other inflammatory conditions in the body.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Viral illness: Yes as long as you have an active viral illness your fever can persist. Make sure you have been checked out by your doctor to make sure you don't have a bacterial cause for the fever.
Answered 1/29/2017
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Fever: Hi, how ongoing are we talking about, a simple viral infection should go away after at most 7 days, if you still having fever then you need evaluation to rule out more serious causes.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Yes: Temperature with viral illnesses is common.
Answered 8/19/2014
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