Why does a small increase in body temperature of 1degree put us into a fever state while we can adapt to higher temperatures on hotter days?

Question

Why does a small increase in body temperature of 1degree put us into a fever state while we can adapt to higher temperatures on hotter days?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Fever is your body trying to “cook” the germs, the same way we cook food to make it safe to eat. Sometimes though your body cranks the heat all the way up and burns itself along with the germs.