why do you need to bring your temperature down?

Question

I read somewhere that the reason our temp rises when we are sick is to help out immune system. if so, why try to lower it

In: Biology

Answer 1

This helps increase immune system activity and decrease viral infection rates, but it’s also dangerous.

Your central nervous system can only function properly in a very narrow temperature range, and keeping it too hot for too long will cause permanent damage.

A low grade fever is a normal part of the immune response, high fevers from an overzealous response to an aggressive infection do more damage than they prevent.