Saint Vitus' dance. Chronic - Persisting over a long period of time as opposed to acute or sudden. The actual disease meant by the term is open to speculation. Cold plague - Ague which is characterized by chills. Colic - Paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
Infantile colic is benign paroxysmal abdominal pain during the first three months of life.
Renal colic can occur from disease in the kidney, gallstone colic from a stone in the bile duct. Congestive chills - Malaria. The disorder is now known to be an infectious disease caused by the bacterial species Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Congestion - An excessive or abnormal accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part, blood vessel or an organ, like the lungs Congestive chills. Malaria with diarrhea.