Ekte Cotton fever er IKKE sepsis eller blod forgiftning. Dette er en missoppfatning. Det er heller ikke dødelig. Så jo og "ride it out" er det eneste du kan gjøre. Det er foresaket av en bakterie som lever i bomullsplanten.

"Under most circumstances, cotton fever is quite benign, but it is possible for it to turn into something much more serious like pneumonia. Normally, however, the symptoms of cotton fever disappear within a few hours, e.g. symptoms usually occur immediately following an injection, but there are reports of lags up to an hour in length."

"Cotton fever rarely requires medical treatment but is sometimes warranted if the high fever does not break within a few hours of the onset."