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I have body aches with flu like symptoms , yet i have no fever. when i rub my ribs or anywhere on my body , it feels like tingles aches. ?

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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See below: Flu is usually accompanied by fever. Children often get hand, foot, & mouth disease caused by coxsackie a virus (characterized by blisters on hands, feet, & in mouth). Adults rarely get this form but may get type b of the virus that causes muscle aches (especially of chest wall), ± headache, ± fever; called devil's grippe or pleurodynia. Treat with nsaids & moist heat to muscles. Lasts about a wk.

Answered 9/28/2016

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