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bmacnz t1_iuj8e08 wrote

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

While good and interesting info, I feel like that doesn't qualify as on its own. With a heatstroke aren't their external factors raising the body temperature?

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123rune20 t1_iujj3cj wrote

I mean fevers are always in response to some external factor, no? Heat stroke, infection, medications, etc.

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bmacnz t1_iujl73x wrote

What I mean as external heat source, not just a cause of a fever. An infection is not actually hot itself, your body temp is rising in response to it. In the case of a heatstroke, there's literally heat being added to your system, not just your body responding to stimuli.

It's like with hypothermia, your body isn't cooling down on its own, the freezing air/water is doing it.

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