How Fevers REALLY Work
Fevers are one of our best weapons against infections, but they don't work like you might think.
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Fever: a rise in body temperature, usually caused by infection
- Heat shock proteins (HSP): a family of proteins that are produced by cells in response to exposure to stressful conditions
- Neutrophils: white blood cells that play an important role in inflammation and are early responders to pathogens.
- T cells: major components of the adaptive immune system whose roles include regulating the immune response to pathogens.
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