Coronavirus: Coronaviruses are very common and typical cause cold-like symptoms. There are seven coronaviruses that infect humans, with SARS, MERS, and the Wuhan coronavirus being the most notable of the seven. However, the Wuhan coronavirus (2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) appears to be more contagious than MERS or SARS.
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Fever (in Adults) A fever is a body temperature of 100.4 F or greater. A fever may be caused by a virus, bacteria, fungus, blood clot, tumor, drug, or the environment.
Treatment of fever in adults usually involves ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or aspirin.
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