if fever rise one’s body temperature, how come when one take a room temperature shower one will feel extremely cold, shouldn’t the water neutralise the heat?

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if fever rise one’s body temperature, how come when one take a room temperature shower one will feel extremely cold, shouldn’t the water neutralise the heat?

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The heat transfer rate between the person and the object makes a person feel hot or cold. One factor affecting the rate of heat transfer is temperature differential, and since a fever makes the body’s temperature rise, room temperature water will feel colder.