5. Fever and Chills
This symptom is the tell-tale sign of bacterial or viral infection. When the body experiences a bacterial infection, the brain signals the hypothalamus to produce more pyrogens. These enzymes attach to your nerves, indicating the body to turn up the internal temperature.
As a result, the patient starts to develop a fever. Fevers are the body’s natural defense against bacterial and viral disease, and since these pathogens typically can’t survive in a warm environment, the infection starts to decline.
As the body’s setpoint temperature increases, it takes a while for the body to catch up to the new setpoint. As a result, the patient may start to develop chills.
In most cases, doctors are hesitant to break a fever, but if it starts to present life-threatening temperatures, the doctor may administer medications to break the fever and return the patient’s body temperature to normal levels. However, most fevers attributed to urethritis are low-grade, meaning they are not a cause for concern.