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My girlfriend is experiencing fever (severity: mild) . the fever comes and goes for the past 3-4 weeks. she also experienced flu and sore throat.

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Febrile illness: Your girlfriend needs evaluation for a postviral smoldering febrile illness. This could be anything from mono to tuberculosis, so make sure she goes. Best wishes to you both.

Answered 7/19/2017

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A member asked:

My girlfriend is experiencing fever (severity: mild) . the fever comes and goes for the past 3-4 weeks. she also experienced flu and sore throat.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gary Reiter answered

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