> Infections elevate your resting heart rate This is not always true and I would recommend not to rely on it. I recently had a sore throat, nothing more than

> Infections elevate your resting heart rate This is not always true and I would recommend not to rely on it. I recently had a sore throat, nothing more than redness, and felt sleepy all day for 6 days in a row. My Rhr had tanked to 50 consistently (manually verified) and I was concerned, but had no other issues than feeling a bit fatigued and mostly feeling sleepy. I did feel feverish, but had no fever (re-verified with multiple thermometers). I checked for any chest issues using a stethoscope at home, even though I did not have any respiratory problems. Two days into it and on a second throat inspection, I found I had follicular tonsillitis - probably caught from my kid. A bit of a relief as I knew how to deal with it - but still no body fever. In the last two days, my Rhr then jumped back to 65-80 and it was the only time I had a fever once (101.5F), but my body was already feeling better and recovering from the infection.