2007-07-02 18:22:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
A fever is your body's way to try to kill an infection by burning it.
2007-07-02 18:25:30 · answer #1 · answered by ladyq 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The rise of bacteria in your body triggers substances that tell your brain to rise the temperatures to kill the bacteria.
So fever is not a bad thing is your own body defense mechanism against infection. Is dangerous when is very high above 104 F it can cause seizures, cause your neurons are literally cooking. just like bacteria can't live in high temperatures neither can our cells. That why a very high temperature is a medical emergency.
2007-07-03 01:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by Vanessa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most of the time fever is caused by infection in the human body. This in most cases is treated with antibiotics.
2007-07-03 01:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by Brenda V 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fever is usualy caused by an increase in white bloodcells a low grade fever is good that means your body is fighting and winning if the fever gets over 102.0 though it might be a good time to make an apt because you may need antibiotics to help in the fight
2007-07-03 01:26:55 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie l 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you could say the hypothalamus gland. Information sent to the brain indicating the presence of an infection (via the immune system) tends to trigger, among other things, the hypothalamus to ramp up the body's temperature. This is done to kill any intruding infectious agents which can't survive the elevated temperature. Unfortunately, plenty can.
see the following
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=12850
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch188/ch188d.html
2007-07-03 01:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by five v 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your body will raise it's temperature in an attempt to eliminate a virus/bacteria.
2007-07-03 01:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by Peanut Butter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
infection with in the body. in my opion?
2007-07-03 02:38:23 · answer #7 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋