Can fighting off a virus (possible glandular fever) cause high blood pressure?
Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at
9:53 pm
Lisa asked:
I went to the doctors today to get checked out because my tonsils have been swollen for around a week, he did a swab of my throat to see if its bacteria or a virus causing the problem. I also asked for a re prescription which involved having my blood pressure checked, it came back as really high, 150, could a viral infection cause this?
I went to the doctors today to get checked out because my tonsils have been swollen for around a week, he did a swab of my throat to see if its bacteria or a virus causing the problem. I also asked for a re prescription which involved having my blood pressure checked, it came back as really high, 150, could a viral infection cause this?
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Yes, high blood pressure may be a sign of an infection. Viral infections usually cause a high white blood cell count and a fever. It may also cause body aches and fatigue. You should talk to your doctor about it.