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My mom has had coughs and low grade fever (99.2-100) for 5 days . cough has gotten better but fever is not gone ( she tested neg. for flu) still waiting cor.results) is it normal to have fever for 5 days straight or is it secondary infection?

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Dr. Rawhi Omar answered

Expected: Low Fever associated with flu can persist for 1-weeks. Get concerned if it suddenly goes higher

Answered 3/24/2020

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A member asked:

My mom has had coughs and low grade fever (99.2-100) for 5 days . cough has gotten better but fever is not gone ( she tested neg. for flu) still waiting cor.results) is it normal to have fever for 5 days straight or is it secondary infection?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Rawhi Omar answered

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