What exactly makes you hot during a fever, and what is happening when a fever “breaks”? Why do you not sweat during the fever but do sweat when it breaks?

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What exactly makes you hot during a fever, and what is happening when a fever “breaks”? Why do you not sweat during the fever but do sweat when it breaks?

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Answer 1

A fever is the body’s attempt to fight the infection, and not from the entity causing the issue