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Other Causes of Elevated Heart Rate. Elevated heart rate when sick is actually your heartâs aid in order to quell the sickness. However, there can be other causes for elevated heart rate as well. Electrical signals produced and sent to the heart tissues are responsible for controlling the heart rate.
Hi...Does anyone know about a child's heart rate when ill? My DD is 7 and is getting over the stomach flu. Last night when she was sleeping (first night after being sick) her heart rate was about 110, fast for her. I know that our hearts can beat faster when we are sick, so hopefully I am worrying about nothing!t states the following Sinus tachycardia is a normal increase in the heart rate. It occurs with fever, excitement and exercise. No treatment is needed. Figure your body is working really hard to fight off that infection, so the heart is going to be working hard too.