ELi5 Why are fevers so dangerous? If they’re an immune system mechanism, shouldn’t there also be a biological “emergency stop/ brain overheating” button?
In: Biology
The problem is that diseases don’t just stop. Therefore your immune system can’t either.
Fevers generally are very powerful and helpful. If your body with a 40 degree fever isn’t going to kill the disease, the disease probably won’t go anywhere anytime soon, and you’re dead anyways. Better to just send it until one of you dies rather than ensure that the body dies to the disease eventually
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