chills

The term “chills” is usually used to refer to the feeling of being cold that a person experiences after being exposed to a cold environment and persons will sometimes say that they have the chills because goose bumps come up on them to raise the hairs on their body for insulation; the term is also used when people are frightened or nervous and tremble as a result. However the term can also be used to refer to an episode of shivering, caused by a variety of illnesses, and accompanied by paleness, and chills in this case can be a sign of something serious; it is impossible to pinpoint a single cause for chills as it can be a symptom of so many illnesses, so let’s look at a few of them.