My father's been sick for the past few days with feverish chills (w/o the fever... ), extreme body aches, hot flashes, and a long, dry, persistant cough.
is this the flu?
He doesen't have a fever, but goes from freezing cold, to hot as he!!, in a minute flat!
And there's no change in body temperature...
I'm confused..
Sheena
2006-11-26 10:48:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
If your father has a history of heart conditions you need to get to the hospital as soon as possible! The persistent cough you've described, can be attributed to some type of heart valve infection, or of inflammation or fluid around the heart.
2006-11-26 10:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please go to the doctor. It sounds serious. Well, when a person has malaria, he feels alternately hot and cold, but not in flashes, in cycles. I have no idea what this could be but it sounds bad and it could aggravate his heart problem.
2006-11-26 10:59:05 · answer #2 · answered by Vernita G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to doctor because it could be pneumonia or sinusitis...Peace
2006-11-26 10:51:45 · answer #3 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please take your father to a doctor. with his history of a bad heart you do not want to take this lightly....hot flashes but no feaver? Please seek medical attention
2006-11-26 10:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by uldatnmo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋