fevers

noun

plural of fever
as in diseases
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that

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Recent Examples of fevers The high fevers brought on by listeria can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women who are infected. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Manganiello detailed debilitating abdominal pain, fevers, rashes, headaches, fatigue and ulcers in his digestive tract that caused bleeding and led to countless colonoscopies. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Signs of severe symptoms include bloody diarrhea, fevers over 102 degrees or frequent vomiting that prevents hydration, according to the CDC. — Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026 While most people infected with the virus do not develop symptoms, others can experience anything from fevers, headaches, vomiting, and more within two to six days after being bit. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Both were found to have respiratory issues and fevers of a hundred and one. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Speaking to the Guardian, Florida State University marine biologist Dean Grubbs noted that large fevers of cownose rays historically only went as far as the Chesapeake Bay, with just a few individuals observed farther north. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 Still's disease, a rare type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause rashes, debilitating pain, and fevers. — Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026 Blood in the stool and higher fevers are more common than with norovirus. — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fevers
  1. diseases
  2. illnesses
  3. ailments
  4. sicknesses
  5. ills
Noun
  • Looking through his microscope, Kubelka counted cells as part of a study of neuromuscular diseases.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Currently, Florida requires kids to get vaccinated against various diseases.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of diseases
Noun
  • Blanchard has said her mother abused her for years and forced her to fake serious illnesses.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Were these illnesses and injuries because of the 18-mile option, or despite it?
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of illnesses
Noun
  • Alongkot later expanded the hospice to offer treatment to people suffering from other serious ailments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Another handful of Panthers injuries to monitor The Panthers also have a few ailments to keep track of during the Week 5 bye.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ailments
Noun
  • And while children, the elderly and those with certain sicknesses or medications are most susceptible to heat illness – these temperatures affect everyone.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of sicknesses
Noun
  • Now, in The Social Reckoning, Sorkin focuses on the ills of the company Facebook eventually became.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The game’s maker, Paolo Pedercini, has long diagnosed the ills of modern capitalism through countercultural video games like Phone Story (2011), which depicted the exploitative supply chain of a smartphone.
    — Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ills

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“Fevers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fevers. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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