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Fever for five days and elevated heart rate. is this the flu?

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Heart rate: Fever and elevated heart rate could be any infectious or inflammatory state, those findings are not specific. Flu is just one of the causes.

Dr Ortiz agreed

Answered 4/4/2013

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