· Menopause
A marked condition in menopausal women, hot
flashes are episodes characterized by intense undulations; rising from tepidity
to heat. Hot flashes preponderantly target the face and the upper body. They
may frequent menopausal women any time during the day; however, nighttime
flashes, too, are a common complaint registered by women. Waking up to a self,
soaked in sweat is one disturbing characteristic. The episode may culminate in
a matter of five minutes; however, it is also probable that the body regains the
normal temperature only after 20 to 25 minutes have lapsed. When the hot
flashes subside, they often culminate with a drop in body temperature. Women
may feel abnormally frigid for a brief period before the body is absolved of
all the symptoms.
·
Anxiety
Anxiety impedes an individual's modus
operandi ad nauseam. Anxiousness plagues each one of us at some point in time
of our lives; however, when anxiety pullulates beyond the stretch of
imagination, the serial of conundrums begin to arise. Ad hoc stimuli may
generate stress and tension no end; however, what siphons attention is the
phase when anxiety becomes a way of life. Termed chronic anxiety, a panic
attack may trigger fluctuations in the body's temperature; sweaty palms, icy
feet progressing toward chills. Palpitations and lightheadedness may further
escalate the chills.
·
Malaria
The paroxysmal cycle of malaria begins with
a period of chills lasting one to two hours. Headache and severe muscle pain
are prominent. Shaking chills are accompanied by high fever that lasts three to
four hours. This is followed by two to four hours of profuse diaphoresis
commonly known as sweating. Chills occur within the time range of 48 to 72
hours when caused by Plasmodium malariae and every 40 to 42 hours when the
chills are caused by P. vivax or P. ovale.
·
Snakebite
Snakebites may also cause chills with
fever, profuse sweating, weakness, dizziness, fainting, nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea, and thirst. The area of the snakebite may be marked by immediate
swelling and tenderness, pain and a bloody discharge. The patient is in a state
of shock; thus, one may also have difficulties in articulating, and suffer
visual impairment that may also lead to paralysis.
·
Influenza
With the onset of influenza, there is an
abrupt onset of chills, fever, severe headache, and cough. It is evidenced that
some patients develop fulminant rhinitis, rhinorrhea, conjunctivitis, and sore
throat. Chills generally subside after the first few days, but an intermittent
fever, weakness, and cough may persist approximately for a week.
·
Pneumonia
Pneumonia characteristically causes
intermittent chills. Pneumonia is characterized by the onset of fever, cough
with sputum being bloody in nature, chest pain, dyspnea, and tachycardia. The patient
may experience bronchial breathing sounds and crackles accompanied with
fatigue, and a headache.
·
Cold Climate
Feeling chilly is the body's natural
response to cold weather. Shivering of the body in cold environment indicates
that the body is no longer able to tolerate the low temperature of the
surrounding area. The difference between the temperature of the body and the
existing surroundings causes chills to occur.
·
Cholangitis
Shaking chills accompanied with fever,
abdominal pain, and jaundice characterizes a sudden obstruction of the common
bile duct. If you are suffering from these symptoms, you may be suffering from
cholangitis.
·
Sinusitis
In sinusitis, shaking chills occur along
with fever, headache, tenderness, and swelling over the affected sinuses. The
primary indicator of sinusitis is nasal discharge that consists of traces of
blood for a day or two.
·
Alcohol Withdrawal
An alcoholist may find it deucedly
difficult to pull himself away from consuming alcohol. However, a sudden
withdrawal may lead to panic attacks, lightheadedness, uneasiness, and
consequently chills.
·
Septic Arthritis
It when the system is invaded by deleterious
bacteria finding their way through the bloodstream, that the body endures
chills and fever. Swollen and painful joints are the other indicants of septic
arthritis.
·
Hepatic Abscess
Hepatic abscess is characterized by nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea, severe abdominal tenderness, chills and fever. This pain
may rise and abnormally affect the shoulder region.
·
Hemolytic Anemia
With acute hemolytic anemia, shaking chills
occur with fever and abdominal pain. The patient develops jaundice,
hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly.
In case of children, they are not
considered to be potent victims of chills because they have poorly developed
shivering mechanisms. Infections that are contracted by children, such as
measles and mumps, are not capable of producing shaking chills. However, older
children and teenagers may have chills if they are infected with pneumonia.
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