ELi5 if viruses cant survive in high temperatures, why do we try to lower our temperature when we have a fever?
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Because a high temperature helps kill the virus, but if the temperature gets *too* high, it can kill our brains and severely damage our organs. Fevers of 104 or 105 F or more seem to be the point where you’re getting brain damage and need to go to the hospital right away.
That’s why when your fever hits 100 or 101 F, you need to start really trying hard to get the fever back down.
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