Chills / shivering can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'critical'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose chills / shivering, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Fluorosis | 96% | Confirm |
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia | 24% | Unlikely |
Pneumonia | 23% | Unlikely |
Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) | 0% | Ruled out |
Malaria | 0% | Ruled out |
Hyperthyroidism | 0% | Ruled out |
Babesiosis | 0% | Ruled out |
Leukemia | 0% | Ruled out |
Do you sometimes experience 'chills' (sensations of cold accompanied by shivering) that can not be explained by your environment?
Possible responses:
→ Don't know→ No → Occasionally → Often - more than once a month → I am experiencing chills due to a current illness |
Water stores heat. Loss of water (dehydration) decreases the body's ability to regulate its temperature, which may lead to chills or shivering.
Symptoms include body temperature disturbances and cold shivers.