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Chapter 15, Problem 14CT
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How do drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen act to reduce fever. Should you take fever-reducing drugs or let a fever run its course.
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Fever is a condition of generating a high temperature (above 37ₒ C) of the body by the immune system. It also has some secondary symptoms such as a sore throat, cough, sinus, muscle pain, and nausea.
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