Can an infection increase your heart rate?

Answer 1

An infection can definitely increase your heart rate. Especially if you have a fever. Your body is working hard to fight off the infection, and in return, your heart rate rises. This is also why you get out of breath when your sick. You're body is doing more to fight infections, even when your not!

Answer 2

No, having a fever does not cause your heart to beat faster. Your heart may beat faster due to anxiety, nerves, or stress because you know you have the fever.

Answer 3

Generally goes high but occasionally with some infectious diseases it may go down forming a cross.

Answer 4

My son's HR was fast with a fever. The nurse said that that was normal.

Answer 5

A fever will tend to increase your heart rate

Answer 6

the pulse does speed up some, depending on what degree of fever.