When we are fighting an infection, our body temperature rises, but why?
Fever is a rise in our body's normal temperature, which, on average, is 98.6 degrees Farenheit.
Fever is part of our body's defense mechanism.
When our bodies are fighting infections, our body temperature rises.
But why?
Fever is a symptom of an infection.
Fever is a symptom of almost every disease known to man.
Illnesses caused by viruses and bacteria invade our bodies and make us sick.
Without our immune system to fight off these infections, we could die.
Colds, tonsillitis, otitis media, the flu, bronchitis, tetanus, measles, mumps, chicken pox, AIDS, pneumonia are all examples of bacterial and viral infections.
Fever is a good thing. Does that sound like an odd statement?
Fever is our body's natural response to fighting germs.
Symptoms of a fever include: chills, aching everywhere, listlessness, elevated body temperature on the thermometer, red cheeks, and feeling hot or cold, shaking.
The body basically shivers and has chills when the fever is rising, especially rapidly and sweats when the fever is dropping, or breaking, as some say.
The cause of the fever is quite an intricate process.
Our blood and lymphatic systems produce white blood cells which are what fight off infection.
As our white blood cells increase in number, like an army to fight the germs, they go faster and faster attacking the germs, this causes our bodies to heat up, thus causing the fever or rise in body temperature.
The hypothalamus in the brain, which is the body's heat regulating mechanism is affected by the pyrogens, or the white blood cells that are produced to fight the infection.
So, in effect, we can say that the fever is what is fighting the infection.
Fever is a symptom of a disease or infection. It is not a disease.
Fever helps the body fight infections by making the body's defense systems work more efficiently. Bacteria and viruses cannot live at higher temperatures and are killed by fever.
What are the signs and symptoms of a Fever?
There are different symptoms of a fever.
The symptoms of a fever depends on what is causing it.
Sometimes a fever can cause a chill.
A chill occurs because when the brain raises the body's "thermostat," the body responds by shivering to raise the temperature. Shivering produces heat in the body.
Once the temperature goes up, the person often feels warm.
When the fever goes away, the person may start to sweat.
Can Fevers be prevented?
Generally no.
Fever is not a bad thing afterall! :D
I want a fever now! & wishing it can last for a week! :D
Anyways, will be disconnected from the world on 15December 2009-19December2009. ):
Band camp luh. ): HELL HELL HELL! ):