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Is low body temperature also a sign of fever?

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Low temperature: Or hypothermia may suggest an infection as fever or high temperature does. Alternate conditions may cause both, but infections are, by far, the most frequent.

Answered 2/12/2020

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A member asked:

Is low body temperature also a sign of fever?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

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