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What's better fever or cold sweat?

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Neither.: Both are symptoms that can be present in illness. Cold sweat is a very subjective term that people use to describe many sensations - feeling hot but sweating, sweating on its own, or chills. What's important is the underlying illness.

Dr Fisher agreed

Answered 8/8/2019

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