The generalized feeling of coldness can make your shiver and give you a case of the chills. This usually happens when exposed to a cool environment. However, this can be an ongoing feeling associated with a sickness. You may or may not have a fever at the same time, but any illness that can produce a change body temperature can also result in chills. Both a higher and lower core body temperature can cause chills. In this scenario, chills are a symptom of cat-scratch disease.

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