Also, why do you get chills when you have the fever....why do you feel cold when your body is hot?
Sorry this is in Psychology. I get a better response here and you guys are smarter!
2007-01-30 07:59:04 · 6 answers · asked by Rachel T. 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Prolonged fever can cause a lot of serious problems, such as dehydration (which leads to diarrhea) to blindness, even. It can affect your brain as well.
You feel cold because your body is releasing lots of heat. The skin feels hot because the skin is releasing heat. But as a result of losing heat, your body becomes cold. Every notice when you're drunk that you feel hot, but your body is cold to the touch?
2007-01-30 08:03:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason we take Tylenol to reduce fever is because we'd literally boil our brains out of our skulls. Once a fever goes above about 102, you risk permanent brain damage. The reason you feel chills is because your body is at a higher temperature, and is reacting to a perceived cold environment.
2007-01-30 08:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by togashiyokuni2001 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Fever, isn't fighting the Flu. it's merely the tell-tale signs that Your Body is fighting the Flu. You have to calm the Fever. In order to be able to give your Body the chance to fight the Flu. I hope the thoroughly confuses you. It messed me up and I wrote it.
2007-01-30 08:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by Goggles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We take tylenol because if the fever gets too high -it can cause brain damage
2007-01-30 08:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by lifesajoy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You take Tylenol to control the fever and give your body more time to recover.
2007-01-30 08:11:14 · answer #5 · answered by ROV 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
umm because your body is warmer than the air so you feel cold and you take the tylonol so the tylenol can fight it instead of you
2007-01-30 08:05:22 · answer #6 · answered by cutie.sweetie.ellie. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋