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rigors, shivering, chills, a sensation of cold from exposure to a cold environment, an episode of shivering, paleness, a feeling of coldness, "goose bumps", a feeling of chilliness but, not necessarily associated, chills, fevers, goose bumps raise the hairs on the body to form a layer of insulation, chills, beginning of an infection, associated, a fever, chills, rapid muscular contraction, relaxation, the body's way of generating heat, it perceives that it is cold, chills often herald the onset of a fever, increase, in the body's core temperature, chills, represent a very significant, consistent finding in certain diseases malaria, chills, common in young children, children tend, to develop higher fevers than adults, minor illness, produce high fevers in young children, infants tend not to develop obvious chills, fever in an infant 6 months, younger, reported to a health care provider, fevers in infants 6 months to 1 year should also be reported, the parent is absolutely certain of its cause, exposure to a cold environment, viral, bacterial infections, colds, influenza, strep throat, viral gastroenteritis, bacterial gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections pyelonephritis, infectious mononucleosis, pneumonia, meningitis, fever, accompany chills, the body's natural response to a variety of conditions, infection, fever is mild, 102 degrees fahrenheit, no side effects, no professional treatment, drink lots of fluids, get plenty of rest, evaporation cools the skin, thereby reduces body temperature, sponging, comfortably warm water, 70 degrees fahrenheit, help in reducing a fever, cold water, uncomfortable, increase the fever, it, trigger chills, medications acetaminophen, effective in fighting a fever, chills, children, symptoms of a viral infection should not be given aspirin, the risk of reye's syndrome, not bundle up in blankets, high temperature, cause a fever to rise, home care, child, child's temperature is over 102 degrees fahrenheit, child is uncomfortable, give pain-relieving tablets, liquid, non-aspirin containing analgesics acetaminophen, preferred, follow the recommended dosage on the package label, children, symptoms of a viral infection should not be given aspirin, the risk of reye's syndrome, child's temperature is over 103.5 degrees fahrenheit 1, 2 hours after giving medication, fever, place the child, tub of lukewarm water up, navel, rub a wet washcloth, towel over the child's body, 20 minutes, tolerated, add warm water, needed to maintain the water temperature, keep the child from shivering, pat, don't rub, child dry, a towel, dress the child in light clothing, provide liquids, keep the room cool but not uncomfortable, don't use ice water, rubbing alcohol to reduce a child's temperature, cause shock, don't bundle a feverish child in blankets, don't wake a sleeping child, to give medication, take a temperature, sleep is more important, stiffness, the neck, confusion, significant irritability, sluggishness, significant cough, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, burning, frequency of urination, temperature of 101 degrees fahrenheit, child younger than 3 months of age, a child between 3 months, 1 year has a fever that lasts more than 24 hours, fever remains, above 103 degrees fahrenheit after an hour, 2 of home treatment, fever, does not improve after 3 days, has lasted more than 5 days, health care provider, obtain medical history, perform a physical examination, medical history, chills in detail, a cold feeling only, shaking, what has been the highest body temperature associated, the chills, did the chills happen only once, multiple separate occurrences, episodic, how long does each attack last, how many hours, did chills occur, 4, 6 hours after exposure to something, child, allergic to, did they begin suddenly, they occur repeatedly, recurrent, how often, how many days between episodes of chills, what other associated symptoms, physical examination, emphasis on the skin, eyes, ears, nose, throat, neck, chest, abdomen, body temperature, likely be checked, diagnostic tests, blood, cbc, blood differential, urine tests, urinalysis, sputum, blood, urine cultures, x-ray, the chest, treatment depends on the duration, the chills, accompanying symptoms, fever.