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Information       Chills refers to feeling cold after an
exposure to a cold environment. The word can also refer to an
episode of shivering, accompanied by paleness and feeling cold.
Alternative Names:  Rigors; Shivering   "Goose bumps" are
associated with a feeling of chilliness but are not necessarily
associated with chills or fevers. Goose bumps raise the hairs on
the body to form a layer of insulation.  Chills may occur at the
beginning of an infection and are usually associated with a
fever . Chills are caused by rapid muscle contraction and
relaxation, and are the body's way of generating heat when it
feels that it is cold. Chills often predict the coming of a
fever, or an increase in the body's core temperature.  Chills
may also represent a very significant and consistent finding in
certain diseases such as malaria .  Chills are common in young
children. Children tend, in general, to develop higher fevers
than adults. Even minor illness may p