If the purpose of a fever is to help the body fight an infection why is paracetamol prescribed to bring it down?

Question

If the purpose of a fever is to help the body fight an infection why is paracetamol prescribed to bring it down?

In: Biology

Answer 1

A fever usually isn’t a concern until it hits 103°F (39.4°C) in an adult. At that point, it becomes more of a priority to bring down the fever because it may actually begin to harm the body. I’ve always been told not to medicate a fever until it reaches that point, but obligatory “not a doctor.”