Fever

{{disambiguation|the song|Fever (song)|"Fever"}}
A '''fever''' is a medical symptom that describes an abnormally high increase in [[body temperature]]. It is most often a sign of systemic infection or sepsis. It is often accompanied by [[delirium]].

When [[Dr.]] [[Phlox]] visited {{Captain}} [[Jonathan Archer]] in his [[holding cell|cell]] on [[Narendra III]] in [[2152]], Phlox pretended to diagnose Archer with [[xenopolycythemia]] in order to talk to him. Phlox asked Archer if he had any residual symptoms, such as a fever or [[dizziness]], to which Archer replied that he only had a [[scratchy throat]]. ({{ENT|Judgment}})

In [[2154]], Archer suffered from fever after [[T'Pau]] performed a [[Vulcan]] ritual on him. ({{ENT|Awakening}})

In [[2155]], [[Elizabeth]], a [[Human]]/[[Vulcan]] [[hybrid]] who was a [[binary clone]] from [[Trip Tucker]] and [[T'Pol]]'s [[DNA]], suffered from an elevated [[white blood cell]] [[blood count|count]] and a low-grade fever. ({{ENT|Terra Prime}})

[[Leonard McCoy]] ran a high fever as a bad side effect of an accidental drug overdose of [[cordrazine]], thus becoming horribly delusional and weak. He was nursed back to health by [[Edith Keeler]]. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})

In [[2267]], [[Spock]] suffered from fever, when he was undergoing [[plak tow]], thus causing him some obvious physical discomfort and disorientation during his fight with [[James T. Kirk]]. ({{TOS|Amok Time}})

In [[2268]], having had Kirk incapacitated by [[Wu]], [[Ronald Tracey]] told [[Hikaru Sulu]] that Kirk couldn't talk as he was feverish and delirious. ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}})

In [[2269]], [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] named feverish as one of the [[emotion]]al states he had seen Kirk in in the past. ({{TOS|Turnabout Intruder}})

A high fever was a symptom of the "[[Quazulu VIII virus|unknown virus]]" epidemic that infected 1/3 of the imhabitants of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2364]]. ({{TNG|Angel One}})

In [[2366]], [[Beverly Crusher]] treated [[Patahk]]'s fever by keeping it down and trying to let the body heal itself. ({{TNG|The Enemy}})

In [[2367]], a [[simulation]] of Crusher told [[Will Riker]] that, among other symptoms, a strain of [[Altarian encephalitis]] had resulted in his experiencing fever. ({{TNG|Future Imperfect}})

[[Kamin]] had been feverish for three days when [[Jean-Luc Picard]] awakened in his place. ({{TNG|The Inner Light}})

A high fever was a late symptom of the [[aphasia virus]] which [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] suffered from in [[2369]]. ({{DS9|Babel}})

A fever was a symptom of the [[Larosian virus]]. ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})

Victims of the [[Harvester]] [[biogenic weapon]] would show a fever. ({{DS9|Armageddon Game}}) 

Fever was an early sign of the [[macrovirus]]. ({{VOY|Macrocosm}})

[[Vargas]], a [[Starfleet]] officer stationed on [[AR-558]], contracted a fever in [[2375]]. ({{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}})

That same year, while looking after [[The Doctor]], Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] fell [[Sleep|asleep]]. When she awoke suddenly, he stated that she looked ill and she admitted to having a [[headache]]. He examined her and, finding that she had a fever, tried to declare a [[medical emergency]], but she told him she was busy helping a friend. ({{VOY|Latent Image}})

== Types ==
* [[Anaprolean Fever]]
* [[Anchilles fever]]
* [[Cartalian fever]]
* [[Correllium fever]]
* [[Rigelian fever]]
** [[Rigelian Kassaba fever]]
* [[Rugalan fever]]
* [[Zanthi fever]]

{{bginfo|Additionally, [[Neubilean fever]] was referred to in a [[deleted scene]] from {{ENT|E²}}. ([[ENT Season 3 DVD]] & [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray|Blu-ray]] special features)}}

== External link ==
* {{wikipedia}}

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