fever spike
Sudden heat jump
A fever spike is a sudden, sharp rise in body temperature, typically during illness.
Unlike gradual fever increases, spikes come on quickly and often dramatically: Her fever spiked to 104 in the middle of the night.
The term appears frequently in medical contexts and parental conversations about sick children.
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- cold sweatsStress-triggered perspiration with chills
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
illness · infection · burning · burning up · shivering · body aches · delirium · flu · malaria · hospital · emergency room · aspirin · flushed · bedrest · sick day · contagious · inflammation · viral
- flare-upsflare-up, exacerbation, relapse, outbreak, episode
- feverfebrile, pyrexia, body temperature, core temperature, temperature drop
- Fever Careacetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, antipyretic
- feversparatyphoid
- surgical riskscardiac arrest, respiratory failure, hemorrhage, anaphylaxis, aspiration
- vaccinationvaccine, vaccines, immunization, shot, shots