2006-11-27 12:43:51 · 13 answers · asked by Abby 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
If this is concerning when you are sick--your temperature is rising. And believe it or not--when your temperature breaks--or comes down, you will kick the covers off--you are too warm. And if you are asleep when the temperature breaks, you will wake up wet with sweat. Why, not sure, just mother nature (but I'm sure there is a medical explanation) And if this is a prolonged high fever, you should not pile a bunch of covers on to keep warm. This will just drive the temperature higher and help hold the heat in.
2006-11-27 12:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rigor or chills is shaking occurring during a high fever. It occurs because cytokines and prostaglandins are released as part of an immune response and increase the set point for body temperature in the hypothalamus.
The increased set point causes the body temperature to rise (pyrexia), but also makes the patient feel cold until the new set point has been reached. Rigors occur because the patient is effectively shivering in a physiological attempt to increase body temperature to the new set point
2006-11-27 12:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lachelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When your body's core temperature drops too low, it sends a signal to the brain which starts a process to warm it back up. Shivering is a part of that process along with blood being shunted away from the peripheral areas to the major organs in order to keep them functioning properly. This is why your fingers and toes turn blue and get cold.
2006-11-27 12:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by RBRN 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get the chills when you are cold or when your body has a fever. It is your bodies way of trying to change your temperature.
2006-11-27 12:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by Becky R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me, one of 2 things, I either have a fever or my feet get so cold they tingle. Both of these will make me feel a chill all over my body.
2006-11-27 12:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by patti duke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking about the things my lover did to me the other day, and I got goosebumps that wouldn't go away for about five minutes - chills all over my body.
2006-11-27 12:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by T Time 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just your body's reaction to being cold and it's trying to significantly warm up the tissue
2006-11-27 12:47:51 · answer #7 · answered by vintageheartbreak 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how does your body get chills it depends on how you get around a person or somthing scary
2006-11-27 12:52:23 · answer #8 · answered by pimpdaddy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Movie previews get my spine tingly. And previews for 'Heroes' And when people tickle my palms.
2006-11-27 12:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by titbit705 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chalk!
2006-11-28 06:49:53 · answer #10 · answered by Melanie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋