Why do we feel cold when we have fever

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Just doesn’t make sense
Our temperature is higher
We should feel hot (IMO) 🤷‍♂️

Edit 1: With that why do we feel so weak and tired when sick/have a fever

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What we feel isn’t the absolute temperature of things, we feel the rate at which heat is conducted. For example, at the beach, even if the water and air are at the same temperature, the water will always feel colder because it takes heat away from you quicker.

When you have a fever your body temperature is higher than usual, so you transfer heat to the surroundings faster. Therefore you feel colder.

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