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INFECTIONS TYPICALLY CAUSING CHILLS (RIGORS) |
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tropical: |
malaria typhoid fever plague typhus fever dengue chikungunya |
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other: |
influenza pyelonephritis lobar pneumonia septicaemia (usually bacterial) bacterial abscess, e.g. hepatic
or subdiaphragmatic ascending cholangitis |
NB: Any acute viral or other infection can cause chills or rigors
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