Thesaurus results for FEVERS

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 Old Herald clippings from 1986 reported about homeowners toilets and sinks smelling like gas, a 3-year-old getting rashes and fevers from drinking the well water and fear of driers exploding. —

Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Typhus causes fevers and other symptoms, but is rarely fatal. —

Don Sweeney april 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Measles symptoms, including high fevers, watery eyes, cough, rash and runny nose, can appear up to 21 days after initial exposure. —

Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Others welcome the review, pointing to adverse reactions that have been reported among babies who got the shots, including fevers, seizures and even some deaths. —

March 25, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026 Huxham’s was prescribed for fevers, and its base ingredient would turn out to be important in treating malaria. —

Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 Atomic-scale materials Modern processors suffer from internal fevers as billions of transistors generate heat that impacts performance and external sensors struggle to measure accurately. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026 Health officials said taking the painkiller increased the risk of having a kid with autism, even though the scientific consensus finds no link and untreated fevers carry their own risks to the pregnant person and the neurodevelopment of the fetus. —

O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026 Swelling may be more painful, fevers may be higher and systemic symptoms such as fatigue can be more significant. —

Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026

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Combination vaccines are single injections that protect against multiple, preventable diseases and have been used since the 1940s.

— Kar-Hai Chu, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Through her work at Danielle Ashley Group, Alston in 2008 co-founded First Ladies Health Initiative, a far-reaching effort that seeks to destigmatize screening for various diseases and illnesses in underserved Black and Hispanic communities.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026