Fever****

An illness may result in a fever, an elevated body temperature. To treat or not to treat a fever is controversial within the medical field for, in some instances, a fever may be beneficial.
Perhaps a fever is the body’s way of informing us that something is wrong. Alternatively, a fever could be part of our first line of defense. At times, a
fever may directly participate in overcoming an illness. For example, a fever can contribute to the host’s defense by providing an unfavorable environment for the invader. Some pathogens have very strict temperature requirements, and turning up the heat on them can slow their ability to multiply and thrive. In fact, supporting this hypothesis is the observation that increasing the body temperature in mice has been shown to decrease death rates and shorten the recovery time linked to many infectious agents.

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