Phrase Hound found 238 phrases and 21 compound words that contain fever. The most common are listed below. Open fever in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 238
- yellow feverAn acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.
- hay feverAn allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
- typhoid feverAn illness caused by the bacterium serovar Salmonella Typhi. Not to be confused with typhus.
- scarlet feverA streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever.
- Q feverAn infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii (previously classified as Rickettsia burnetii).
- cabin feverA condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space.
- gold feverA feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.
- dengue feverAn acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.
- fever dreamAn intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.
- fever pitchExtreme excitement.
- swine feverA contagious, usually fatal, disease of pigs, causing fever, skin lesions and convulsions, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).
- milk feverA type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).
- puerperal feverA fever, following childbirth or abortion, due to infection of the uterus.
- spring feverA feeling of invigoration and restlessness associated with the arrival of the warm weather and renewal of nature in the spring season.
- parrot feverAn infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from many species of bird.
- Ebola feverAn extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.
- fever clinicA medical facility specially set up to diagnose people with fever in isolation.
- fever treeAny of various shrubs or trees used to treat fever, including:
- paratyphoid feverAny of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella.
- go feverAn urge to commence a planned journey regardless of the circumstances.
- jail fevertyphus spread in jails.
- rheumatic feverAn inflammation of the joints and the heart following a respiratory infection with streptococcus.
- baby feverAn urgent desire to have a baby or grandchild.
- West Nile feverA disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and then to people. Symptoms include drowsiness, headache and nausea, pain in the abdomen, a rash, and swollen glands, and may prove fatal.
- brain feverencephalitis or meningitis
Compound words 21
- hayfeverAlternative spelling of hay fever: An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
- feverlessWithout a fever.
- feversomeCharacterised or marked by fever
- feverySimilar to a fever; feverlike.
- pseudofeverA high body temperature that resembles, but is not in fact, a fever.
- antifeverCountering fever.
- feverlikeResembling or characteristic of a fever.
- feverrootA plant of species Ruellia tuberosa.
- fevertwigSynonym of bittersweet (“the plant Solanum dulcamara”).
- feverweedThe plant Eupatorium purpureum.