15. Chills
People may also experience chills accompanying the fever associated with kidney and urinary tract infection caused by kidney stones. Inflammation of the kidney or nephritis results from the abnormally high numbers of bacteria accumulating inside a blocked urinary tract. Because of this, fever develops, often followed by chills.
Shivering, or chills, is part of the body’s natural response to infection, raising its core temperature through the rapid contraction and relaxation of its muscles, producing the heat needed to battle harmful bacteria that cause illness.
