what happens when a fever ‘breaks’? What’s with the grand finale of sweat
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Your body has a thermostat–much like the one in your house. It says “I want to be at this temperature.”
During a fever, the thermostat is raised; instead of 98.6 degrees, your body wants to be at 102 degrees (or whatever that particular fever is). When your body raises its desired temperature, the rest of your body tries to get there–this is why people who have a fever often feel chills, as their body is reporting that it is way under its desired temperature.
When the fever’s done, your body sets the thermostat back to where it should be. But, suddenly, the body is way too hot for its desired temperature. So your body tries to cool itself in the only way it knows how–sweating.
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