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An illness that appears abruptly after using/reusing previously used or contaminated cotton filters in the preparation of intravenous drugs. Someone who does IV drugs needs to filter the solution with a cotton to take out the particulate matter, and a small piece of cotton rolled up into a ball is often used as a filter when the drug solution in initially drawn up into the syringe.
Contrary to popular belief and junkie myth, cotton fever is not the result of accidentally injecting small cotton fibers into your blood, but is actually caused by an endotoxin from the bacteria Enterobacter agglomerans that can reside in picked cotton. The toxin is disolved into the drug solution, and when the injector injects the drug, the toxin causes an immediate and severe flu-and-fever like illness that can last anywhere from several hours to a day or two.
Cotton fever may also be caused by the reuse of previously used cotton filters. The filter, after its first use, is a moist breeding ground for bacteria and fungi, all of which can be accidentally injected and result in illness if the cotton is reused.
John was real sick with cotton fever on Wedesday... First his muscles all tensed up and he felt nauseous. He started to sweat, and he felt like he was boiling hot. He got a really bad fever, and starting having muscle aches and cold chills. All this happened in the span of about 2 minutes... John just slept it off for six hours, woke up, fixed a clean shot, and felt better.
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When someone is sexually attracted to asians to an obsessive degree.
Lucy Liu is the hottest thing ever! Shut up carl, you've got yellow fever.
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The hemmed-in, claustrophobic, trapped feeling mainlanders get when they spend too much time in Hawaii.
Dude, the surfing's been great, but I've got the rock fever. I gotta get back home to Cali.
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very unpleasant dream (nightmare) occurring during REM sleep relating to FFCD that can be remembered upon awakening.
first fear cycle of development cause fever dreams
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A fetish for men from England with posh accents.
"Oh my god, have you met David from Oxford? His accent totally melts me, I bet he owns a castle and everything."
"Girl - sounds like you've got Darcy fever."
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The fever you have after farting for 3 straight hours from the food you ate at your friends house.
"Man, I came down with a case of fart fever from that fucking burrito!"
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When you reach the end of your rope and begin using a tarot deck to answer serious questions that you should be consulting friends, family, or preferably a therapist about. Subsequently, you pick a card from a tarot deck and proceed to make life-altering decisions that you will probably regret later. Alternatively, when you take the "advice" from tarot cards instead of listening to (ironically the same) advice that your friend has been telling you for weeks.
Beth: "Last night I went into a tarot fever and impulsively decided to drop out of college because the cards said I needed to change something in my life in order to be happy."
Ashley: "Damn, you have to stop making decisions while you're in a tarot fever."
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