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What Causes Excess Body Chills And Loss Of Appetite?

I am having bad chills that last up to 1 1/2 hours along with short hot flashes, loss o appitite and loss of 100 pounds in a few months. My cat scraches me alot and after the last scracth that left me bledding for a half hour, I was jolted righht out of bed with a terrible chill. What is going on?
Mon, 26 Oct 2015
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Hi.

I would recommend a visit to your doctor for an elaborate blood panel to be conducted. Bleeding for that long is not normal and I would really want to run a few tests on you. Chills also usually indicate a time when any bacteria or virus load is maximum in the blood and so collecting a blood sample during your chills would yield most acccurate results when tested for the most plausible infections with such a presentation. I would be suspecting a viral infection with a drop in your platelet count (e.g. dengue).

Best wishes.
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What Causes Excess Body Chills And Loss Of Appetite?

Hi. I would recommend a visit to your doctor for an elaborate blood panel to be conducted. Bleeding for that long is not normal and I would really want to run a few tests on you. Chills also usually indicate a time when any bacteria or virus load is maximum in the blood and so collecting a blood sample during your chills would yield most acccurate results when tested for the most plausible infections with such a presentation. I would be suspecting a viral infection with a drop in your platelet count (e.g. dengue). Best wishes.