Sudden High Fever
A fever is a part of the immune system’s response to an infection. It is characterized as a higher-than-normal temperature. The average body temperature is 36-37 degree celsius or 98-100 Fahrenheit; anything higher than this is considered a fever. Fevers happen when the body tries to fight off infection and other foreign objects in the body, resulting in a high temperature.
Fever can be a symptom of almost any illness. Among the most common underlying causes of fever are earaches, strep throat, bronchitis, UTI, flu, and mononucleosis. However, there are also some instances wherein a sudden elevation in temperature is the effect of everyday activities like exercising, visiting crowded places, attending concerts, and wearing heavy clothing or a sudden change in emotion, exposure to stress, and menstrual cycle. There are also some uncommon causes of sudden fever, like bed bug bites.
In some rare cases, hosts bitten by bed bugs suffer from infection, leading to chills and high fevers. Sometimes, the bites do not manifest in the host’s skin, but the host might experience fatigue and feel feverish. If the cause of high fever is unknown or hard to determine, bed bug bites might be the suspect.
