10 Lung Infection Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #5: Fever and Chills
Fever is the rise in body temperature beyond 100.4°Fahrenheit. Lung infections as with many other infections can cause fever. This happens as part of the body’s defense mechanism. In addition to sending more fighting white blood cells to the infection site, the immune system causes the body temperature to rise.
This rise in temperature is supposed to cause the environment to be unfavorable for the pathogens and therefore to die. Usually, low-grade fever is seen in acute bacterial bronchitis cases and high-grade fever is characteristic of pneumonia.
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