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woohoostitchywoman t1_iuhreb3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Reply to comment by FlipsGTS in What is the actual mechanism by which the body generates a fever? by Pheophyting

You also shiver a bunch. First you feel “cold” because your body has reset the desired temp to something higher than usual, this then signals your muscles to shiver thus generating heat. Same deal if you are simply outside in the cold and start to shiver.