What is the actual mechanism by which the body generates a fever? Submitted by Pheophyting t3_yi3t9o on October 31, 2022 at 7:24 AM in askscience 84 comments 1,601
lost_in_antartica t1_iuk9xwj wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:42 PM Not quite answering the question but fever is an adaption to viral and bacterial infections. Many pathogens are adapted to human body temperature and fever can inhibit pathogen replication and even kill some pathogens. Permalink 2
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